witloof vs endive

witloof and endive both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
witloof	Yes	No	No	No
endive	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, endive is a hypernym of witloof; that is, endive is a word with a broader meaning than witloof:

witloof: young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head
endive: variety of endive having leaves with irregular frilled edges

Other hypernyms of witloof include chicory escarole, escarole.

As nouns, witloof and endive are synonyms defined as:

witloof 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 witloof include Cichorium endivia.

witloof (noun)	endive (noun)
young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head	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	widely cultivated herb with leaves valued as salad green; either curly serrated leaves or broad flat ones that are usually blanched