Cichorium endivia


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Noun1.Cichorium endivia - widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad greenCichorium endivia - widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched
endive, witloof
chicory escarole, escarole, endive - variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges
Belgian endive, French endive, witloof - young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head
Cichorium, genus Cichorium - chicory
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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Though all endive are types of chicory, there are two main types derived from the root of chicory: curly endive (Cichorium endivia var crispum), also called frisee, and broad-leaved endive (Cichorium endivia var latifolia), commonly known as escarole.
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No reports, to our knowledge, have investigated the potential antimicrobial activity of the Egyptian local chicory Cichorium endivia subsp.
Antimicrobial Effects of Egyptian Local Chicory, Cichorium endivia subsp. pumilum
A semeadura foi realizada diretamente no solo, sendo utilizada a chicoria (Cichorium endivia L.) cultivar Escarola Lisa (ISLA[R] Sementes).
Growth and yield of baby leaf chicory under different environmental conditions and plant spacing/Crescimento e producao de chicoria baby leaf em diferentes ambientes de cultivo e espacamentos de plantas/Crecimiento y produccion de escarola baby leaf bajo diferentes ambientes de cultivo y espaciamiento de plantas
Regionalmente existe, neste panorama, uma enorme variedade de vegetais tradicionalmente cultivados pelas comunidades rurais, destacando-se: a macaxeira (Manihot esculenta Crantz.), abobora (Cucurbita moschata), cebolinha (Allium fistulosum L.), chicoria (Cichorium endivia), coentro (Coriandrum sativum), maxixe (Cucumis anguria L.) e feijao de praia (Vigna unguiculata L.) (Miguez et al., 2007).
Canned salad prepared with regional Amazonian vegetables/ Salada em conserva elaborada com hortalicas regionais amazonicas

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