Relating to or belonging to the chicory family of plants (Cichoraceae); characteristic of plants in this family.
From Latin cichorium (chicory) plus -aceous meaning 'of, belonging to, or resembling.' Used in botanical classification to denote plant family characteristics.
Cichoraceous plants include dandelions, lettuce, and artichokes—basically, if it has that milky bitter sap and a certain type of flower structure, it's probably cichoraceous!
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