Escarole

2 definitions found

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

  escarole \escarole\ n. [Fr., from OFr. scariole. fr. LL.
     escariola, L. escarius of food, fit to eat, esca food, fr.
     edere to eat.]
     a variety of endive ({Cichorium endivia}) often used in
     salads, having leaves with irregular frilled edges.
  


     Syn: endive, curly endive.
          [WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  escarole
       n : variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges
           [syn: {chicory escarole}, {endive}]