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Descriptor English: Chicory
Descriptor Spanish: Achicoria
Descriptor Achicoria
Entry term(s) Cichorium byzantinum
Cichorium endivia
Cichorium intybus
Cichorium intybus (homeopatía)
achicoria amarga
endibia
escarola
Scope note: Planta perenne de raíz gruesa (Cichorium intybus) natural de Europa pero que se cultiva ampliamente para ensalada por sus raíces, secas y tostadas que se emplean para aromatizar o adulterar café. (Webster, 3d ed)
Descriptor Portuguese: Chicória
Descriptor French: Chicorée
Entry term(s): Belgian Endive
Cichorium endivia
Cichorium intybus
Cichorium intybus (Homeopathy)
Common Chicory
Endive
Escarole
Puntarelle
Radicchio
Wild Endive
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.100.200
HP4.018.189.529
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018651
Scope note: A thick-rooted perennial (Cichorium intybus) native to Europe but widely grown for its young leaves used as salad greens and for its roots, dried and ground-roasted, used to flavor or adulterate coffee. (From Webster, 3d ed)
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EC economics
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
SD supply & distribution
ST standards
TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 95
History Note: 95
DeCS ID: 32311
Unique ID: D018651
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Date Established: 1995/01/01
Date of Entry: 1994/04/19
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Chicory - Preferred
Concept UI M0027946
Scope note A thick-rooted perennial (Cichorium intybus) native to Europe but widely grown for its young leaves used as salad greens and for its roots, dried and ground-roasted, used to flavor or adulterate coffee. (From Webster, 3d ed)
Preferred term Chicory
Entry term(s) Belgian Endive
Cichorium endivia
Cichorium intybus
Cichorium intybus (Homeopathy)
Common Chicory
Endive
Escarole
Puntarelle
Radicchio
Wild Endive



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