escarole

es·ca·role  (sk-rl)

n.

A variety of endive (Cichorium endivia) having leaves with irregular frilled edges and often used in salads.

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[French, from Old French scariole, from Late Latin scriola, chicory, from Latin scrius, of food, from sca, food, from edere, s-, to eat; see ed- in Indo-European roots.]

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Noun

1.

escarole - variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges chicory escarole, endive 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