witloof

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A pale leafy vegetable often eaten in salads with a slightly bitter taste

noun
/ˈwɪtˌluːf/

: endibia

This salad contains witloof and other greens.
witloof chicory

Examples

Blanched witloof is often served as a delicacy in European cuisine.
She added chopped witloof to the salad for a hint of bitterness.
Blanched witloof is often served as a delicacy in European cuisine.
The market sells both curly and flat-leaf varieties of witloof.
I bought some fresh witloof at the market.
She added chopped witloof to the salad for a hint of bitterness.
The market sells both curly and flat-leaf varieties of witloof.

Synonyms

lettuce

vswitloof

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A leafy green vegetable often eaten raw in salads

is a blanched pale leafy type used in cooking and salads

endive

vswitloof

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A leafy green with crisp, slightly bitter leaves used in salads

is the paler blanched salad form rather than the bitter general ones

Belgian endive

vswitloof

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A narrow pale vegetable with tender leaves that people grow in darkness

is the general leafy form not produced in darkness

wild spinach

vswitloof

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Green leaves that grow wild and people collect to eat

is the blanched pale salad form rather than rough wild substitutes

lamb's lettuce

vswitloof

1 5.8

A small leafy green with a mild nutty taste often eaten in salads

is a blanched pale leafy type rather than a small mild green

French endive

vswitloof

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A narrow pale salad leaf grown in the dark with a mild, slightly bitter taste

is the general leafy type not the darkness grown narrow form

Valerianella locusta

vswitloof

Specialized

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A small leafy plant with mild leaves eaten raw in salads

is a blanched pale leafy type rather than small mild salad greens

Cichorium endivia

vswitloof

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A leafy green plant with curly or flat leaves used in salads

is the pale blanched salad form rather than the curly leaf varieties

Surface Forms

witloof singular

witloofs plural

Etymology

Witloof comes from the Dutch parts wit and loof, which mean 'white' and 'leaf'. That's a helpful image: the vegetable has pale leaves, so thinking 'white leaf' helps you remember it is a pale type of endive used in salads.