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Word entry · 6 letters

endive

Best crossword clue

"Bitter salad leaf"

6 letters · collected on this word page

6 lettersPronunciation /ˈɛndaɪv/Part of speech nounSorted deeinvStarts with EEnds with E1 clues
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Definitions

  1. variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges

Word origin

From Middle French endive, from Medieval Latin endivia or Italian indivia~endivia, from Byzantine Greek ἐντύβιον (entúbion), from Latin intibus (which see). The ultimate source is likely Semitic.

Used in a sentence

  • When all this is ready, take some endive and Dutch lettuce, some chervil and celery, wash and drain them very well, cut them small, put them into a saucepan, and pour some of the broth upon them […]
  • Take the three heads of endive out of the water, drain them, and leave the largest whole.
  • Endive, like a number of similar plants, is both esculent and reputed to have some aphrodisiac property.

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