Relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of the Cichoriaceae plant family; having the properties or structure of chicory family plants.
From Cichoriaceae plus the adjectival suffix -ous. Creates an adjective describing things that belong to or resemble the chicory family.
Most of the vegetables in your salad are cichoriaceous—lettuce, endive, radicchio—they're all part of this huge plant family that has conquered gardens worldwide!
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