chicory /'tfiksn; 'tjikan/ n [U] plant used as a .vegetable and for salad, the root of which is roasted and made into a powder (used with or instead of coffee). 菊苣(可作蔬菜并可涼拌食之，其根經(jīng)烘焙并制成粉，可與咖啡同用，或做咖啡之代用品)。 → the illus at vegetable. 參看 vegetable 之插圖。