Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun witloof

2 senses of witloof

Sense 1
endive, witloof, Cichorium endivia -- (widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched)
       => herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Sense 2
Belgian endive, French endive, witloof -- (young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head)
       => chicory escarole, endive, escarole -- (variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges)