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Meaning of word chicory from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

chicory noun

Meaning : The dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute.

Meaning : Perennial Old World herb having rayed flower heads with blue florets cultivated for its root and its heads of crisp edible leaves used in salads.

Synonyms : chicory plant, cichorium intybus, succory

Meaning : Root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee.

Synonyms : chicory root

Meaning : Crisp spiky leaves with somewhat bitter taste.

Synonyms : curly endive

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palatalized (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

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Get stuck while doing something.

palatine bone (noun)
Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits.

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(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands.

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lexical ambiguity (noun)
The ambiguity of an individual word or phrase that can be used (in different contexts) to express two or more different meanings.

victimization (noun)
Adversity resulting from being made a victim.

palatalised (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').