| Noun | 1. | chicory escarole - variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges salad green, salad greens - greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads Belgian endive, French endive, witloof - young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head Cichorium endivia, endive, witloof - widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched |