chiccory

Related to chiccory: chicory root, chicory plant

chiccory

(ˈtʃɪkərɪ)
n, pl -ries
(Plants) a variant spelling of chicory
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References in classic literature ?
It is a truly grotesque vegetation, whose forms and color we see imitated in bronze, a sort of architectural foliage more ancient and typical than acanthus, chiccory, ivy, vine, or any vegetable leaves; destined perhaps, under some circumstances, to become a puzzle to future geologists.