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Endive vs Escarole - What's the difference?

endive | escarole |

Escarole is a hyponym of endive.



As nouns the difference between endive and escarole

is that endive is a leafy salad vegetable, species: Cichorium endivia, which is often confused with chicory while escarole is a subspecies or variety of endive, subspecies: Cichorium endivia subsp. crispum, that has frilly leaves.

endive

English

Noun

  • A leafy salad vegetable, , which is often confused with chicory.

    • Hyponyms

    * , ; (broad-leaved endive)

    Derived terms

    * Belgian endive (from Cichorium intybus )

    See also

    * escarole

    External links

    * (wikipedia "endive")

    Anagrams

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    escarole

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • A subspecies or variety of endive, , that has frilly leaves.

    • Synonyms

    * (subspecies of endive) ,

    Coordinate terms

    * (subspecies of endive) , (broad-leaved endive)

    External links

    * ("escarole" on Wikipedia) * (Cichorium endiva) * (comcatlite) *