"microgreen" meaning in All languages combined

See microgreen on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: microgreens [plural], micro-green [alternative]
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  1. The small, young seedling of a plant used as a visual flavor accent and occasionally as salad greens. Translations (Translations): micropousse [feminine] (French), microverde [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
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        "Terms with French translations",
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          "ref": "2007 June 6, Katherine Wheelock, “Dinner at the Foodies’: Purslane and Anxiety”, in New York Times:",
          "text": "I don’t want anyone to be able to say, oh, I see where he got this idea to put microgreens on top of his fish fillets.”",
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          "ref": "2021 January 24, James Wong, “Baby leaves are a joy to grow – and good to eat”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:",
          "text": "One of the most rewarding types of plants to grow are micro-greens. Essentially, these are the tiny seedlings of any plant with edible leaves, which can be harvested and eaten at the sprouted stage – basically posh cress.",
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        "The small, young seedling of a plant used as a visual flavor accent and occasionally as salad greens."
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  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "Translations",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "word": "micropousse"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "Translations",
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        "masculine"
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      "word": "microverde"
    }
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  "word": "microgreen"
}

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