witloof vs escarole

witloof and escarole both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of witloof include chicory escarole, endive.

witloof (noun)	escarole (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