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Endive — Escarole endive Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (un … Wikipedia
endive — [ ɑ̃div ] n. f. • indivie déb. XIVe; probablt lat. imp. intibum « chicorée sauvage », du gr. entubion 1 ♦ Bot. Endive ou chicorée endive : chicorée d une espèce comprenant la chicorée frisée et la scarole. 2 ♦ Cour. Pousse blanche de la chicorée… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Endive — En dive, n. [F. endive (cf. Pr., Sp. Pg., & It. endivia), fr. a deriv. of L. intibus, intybus, endive.] (Bot.) A composite herb ({Cichorium Endivia}). Its finely divided and much curled leaves, when blanched, are used for salad. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
endive — late 14c., from O.Fr. endive, from M.L. endiva or L.L. intibus, perhaps from Medieval Gk. entybon (though OED considers this a borrowing from Latin), which is perhaps of Eastern origin (perhaps from Egyptian tybi January, which is when the plant… … Etymology dictionary
endive — Endive, Il vient de Intybum. Une sorte de cichorée qu on appelle Endive, Seris … Thresor de la langue françoyse
endive — ► NOUN 1) a plant with bitter curly or smooth leaves, eaten in salads. 2) (also Belgian endive) N. Amer. a chicory crown. ORIGIN Old French, from Greek entubon … English terms dictionary
endive — ENDIVE. s. f. Plante potagère du nombre des chicorées … Dictionnaire de l'Académie Française 1798
endive — [en′dīv΄, än′dēv΄] n. [ME & OFr < ML endivia < MGr endivi < L intibus < Gr entybon, prob. < Egypt tʾ ʿʾ bt, January (when it is said to grow in Egypt)] 1. a) a cultivated, lettucelike plant (Cichorium endivia) of the composite… … English World dictionary
Endive — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Chicon (homonymie) et Endive (homonymie). Endive … Wikipédia en Français
endive — /en duyv, ahn deev/; Fr. /ahonn deev /, n., pl. endives / duyvz, deevz/; Fr. / deev /. 1. a composite plant, Cichorium endivia, having a rosette of often curly edged leaves used in salads. Cf. escarole. 2. Also called Belgian endive, French… … Universalium
endive — (an di v ) s. f. La chicorée des jardins (cichorium endivia, L.). HISTORIQUE XVIe s. • Ozeille, bourroche, buglon, cichorée, endive et semblables, PARÉ VIII, 14. • La cichorée ou endive est espece de laictue, O. DE SERRES 536 ; 569 … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
