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succory

[ suhk-uh-ree ]

noun

, plural suc·co·ries.


succory

/ ˈsʌkərɪ /

noun

  1. another name for chicory
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of succory1

1525–35; < Middle Low German suckerie, perhaps < Medieval Latin, blend of Latin succus juice and cichorium chicory; the plant's roots are full of sap
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Word History and Origins

Origin of succory1

C16: variant of cicoree chicory ; related to Middle Low German suckerie, Dutch suikerei
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Example Sentences

Quite a charming young man—married a Miss Succory, a connection of the Restharrows, and such a sweet girl!

I had taken nothing for my support for two days, but a few handfuls of wild succory, which I had gathered in the fatal valley.

Clear pale blue succory is the most charming of all, and I am going to send you some plants as soon as they have ceased flowering.

Inwardly they take it with Succory-water against all corruptions of the Lungs.

Never had any dress suited her so well as that flapper's frock of succory-blue with touches of cream, and dull pink.

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