[ noun ] variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges <noun.food>
escarole \escarole\ n. [Fr., from OFr. scariole. fr. LL. escariola, L. escarius of food, fit to eat, esca food, fr. edere to eat.] a variety of endive ({Cichorium endivia}) often used in salads, having leaves with irregular frilled edges.
Syn: endive, curly endive. [WordNet 1.5]
However, escarole and endive, mostly from Florida, were down.