English Explanatory Dictionary

corn salad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the small plants in genus Valerianella, used in salads and as a herb, especially Valerianella locusta.
  2. Any of various types of salad made using corn (maize).

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-corn salad.wav

Word forms

corn salad corn salads

Etymology

From corn + salad; plant so called from being commonly found as a weed in grain fields.

Derived words

beaked corn salad Edwards Plateau corn salad European corn salad goosefoot corn salad hairy corn salad Italian corn salad longtube corn salad narrowcell corn salad narrowfruit corn salad navel corn salad Nuttall's corn salad Ozark corn salad Palmer's corn salad (Valerianella palmeri Texas corn salad
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