Cichorium endivia vs endive

Cichorium endivia and endive both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Cichorium endivia	Yes	No	No	No
endive	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, Cichorium endivia and endive are synonyms defined as:

Cichorium endivia and endive: widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched

Other synonyms of Cichorium endivia include witloof.

Cichorium endivia (noun)	endive (noun)
widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched	variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges
	widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched