chicory root

1. 1.

   the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute

   Synonymschicory

   Broaderroot

   Part ofchicory
2. 2.

   root of the chicory plant roasted and ground to substitute for or adulterate coffee

   Synonymschicory

   Broadercoffee substitute

Questions about chicory root

What does chicory root mean?

chicory root means "the dried root of the chicory plant: used as a coffee substitute". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

What is another word for chicory root?

Close synonyms include chicory, chicory. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is chicory root a common word?

chicory root is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.