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Valerianella olitoria

Valerianella olitoria

9.9
A small annual plant often grown for its tender salad leaves
  • noun
  • Specialized
translation icon : valeriana
  • I added fresh Valerianella olitoria to the spring salad for a delicate flavor.

Examples

  • Farmers often grow Valerianella olitoria alongside other leafy greens in cool climates.

  • Wild patches of Valerianella olitoria can sometimes be found growing as weeds among crops.

  • I love adding Valerianella olitoria to my salads.

  • Have you ever tried Valerianella olitoria in your meal?

  • Farmers often grow Valerianella olitoria alongside other leafy greens in cool climates.

  • I added fresh Valerianella olitoria to the spring salad for a delicate flavor.

  • Wild patches of Valerianella olitoria can sometimes be found growing as weeds among crops.

Synonyms

corn salad
vsValerianella olitoria
1 4.2

A small annual plant with tender edible leaves used in salads

is mainly presented as a cultivated leafy plant sometimes regarded as a weed
Valerianella locusta
vsValerianella olitoria
  • Specialized
8.8

A small leafy plant with mild leaves eaten raw in salads

is presented as the cultivated plant sometimes viewed as a weed
common corn salad
vsValerianella olitoria
6.5

A small leafy plant people use in salads that can grow wild as a weed

is treated as a general cultivated plant rather than a pot-only herb
lamb's lettuce
vsValerianella olitoria
  • UK
5.8

A small leafy green with a mild nutty taste often eaten in salads

is described botanically as the edible leafy plant often noted for cultivation

Surface Forms

Valerianella olitoria singular
Valerianella olitorias plural

Morphology

Valerianella + olitoria

This is a scientific binomial (genus + species). Knowing 'Valerianella' (an edible salad plant) would signal that the phrase names a particular plant, but 'olitoria' is not a recognized English word and the Latin species epithet gives little predictable meaning to a B1 learner, so the term is partially but not fully transparent.

Etymology

Valerianella olitoria comes from Latin. The second part, olitoria, means 'kitchen garden' or 'vegetable', so the name points to a small garden plant that people have long eaten in salads.