Definition of Chickory

1. chicory [n -RIES] - See also: chicory

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chickory

chickenpoxes
chickenries
chickenry
chickens
chickeny
chickenyard
chickenyards
chickeree
chickhood
chicklet
chicklets
chicklike
chickling
chickories
chickory (current term)
chickpea
chickpea plant
chickpeas
chicks
chickweed
chickweed phlox
chickweed wintergreen
chickweeds
chicky
chicle
chicle gum
chiclero

Literary usage of Chickory

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Botanist: A Monthly Journal for the Plant Lover edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1907)
"WW BAILEY. chickory is a Composite, that is, of the same huge family as the dandelion, ... In other words, a large number of small florets, in the chickory ..."

2. The Horticulturist, and Journal of Rural Art and Rural Taste by Luther Tucker (1862)
"It is now estimated that France uses annually twelve millions of pounds, and in some parts of Germany the women are regular chickory-topers. ..."

3. General View of the Agriculture of the County of Huntingdon by Richard Parkinson, Great Britain Agricultural Survey (1811)
"XXXI.r— chickory. SECT. XXXII. BURNET. SOIL; clay. It is only sown in two parishes in the county, where they have sown it with other seeds in the spring, ..."

4. The Market Assistant: Containing a Brief Description of Every Article of by Thomas Farrington De Voe (1867)
"The total result was, that one-third of the whole weight consisted of adulterants, and in some cases chickory was present to the extent of more than ..."

5. Annual Report of the American Institute of the City of New York (1862)
"An admixture of chickory in coffee can be detected by putting it in cold water—it is soluble, and imparts its color to the water in proportion to its ..."

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