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/sem'ee dahrk"nis, sem'uy-/, n.partial darkness.[1840-50; SEMI- + DARKNESS]
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Belgian endive — noun Date: 1931 the developing crown of chicory when blanched for use as a vegetable or in salads by growing in darkness or semidarkness called also endive, witloof … New Collegiate Dictionary
