Endive

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]


  
     {Wild endive} (Bot.), chicory or succory.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  endive
       n 1: widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green;
            either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are
            usually blanched [syn: {witloof}, {Cichorium endivia}]
       2: variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges
          [syn: {chicory escarole}, {escarole}]

From Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002) [vera]:

  ENDIVE
       Enhanced Direct Interface Video Extensions (OS/2, MMPM/2, IBM),
       "EnDIVE"