a European plant with blue flowers, whose leaves, flowers, and root can be used in cooking

There are many varieties of edible weed such as dandelion and chicory.

Try nasturtium, borage, or chicory flowers sprinkled on salads.

a powder made from the root of this plant and added to or used instead of coffee

The coffee is very poor quality, mostly chicory.

a plant with thick, pale leaves that taste bitter and that are eaten cooked as a vegetable or in salads

I like to grill red or white chicory to go with the meat.