succory Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun 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
    chicory; chicory plant; Cichorium intybus.

WordNet

Suc"co*ry noun
Etymology
Corrupted from chicory.
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) A plant of the genus Cichorium. See Chicory.

Webster 1913