<p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a composite plant, <em>Cichorium endivia</em>, having a rosette of often curly-edged leaves used in salads.</li><li>a young chicory plant, deprived of light to form a narrow head of whitish leaves that are eaten as a cooked vegetable or used raw in salads.</li><li>an ornamental motif having the form of an arrangement of acanthus or endive leaves.</li></ul>