corn salad
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corn salad
n.
See mache.
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corn salad
n
(Plants) any valerianaceous plant of the genus Valerianella, esp the European species V. locusta, which often grows in cornfields and whose leaves are sometimes used in salads. Also called: lamb's lettuce
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corn′ sal`ad
n.
any of several plants of the genus Valerianella, of the valerian family, esp. V. locusta, having small light blue flowers and tender narrow leaves eaten in salads. Also called mache.
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corn salad
- A name given to several species of annual herbs sometimes used for salad.See also related terms for salad.
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Noun | 1. | corn salad - a plant of the genus Valerianella herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests genus Valerianella, Valerianella - genus of Old World annual herbs widely naturalized common corn salad, lamb's lettuce, Valerianella locusta, Valerianella olitoria - widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed |
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