dandelion green
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- noun
- /ˈdændəˌlaɪən ɡrin/
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- With their bellies full of dandelion greens and native plantains, these orange-and-black-banded woolly bears travel at about four feet per minute, in search of niches where they can spend the winter.
- a bunch of dandelion greens
- chopped dandelion greens
- washed dandelion greens
Think high fiber and think stringy fiber like asparagus and celery, and also things like oats, dandelion greens.
- Think high fiber and think stringy fiber like asparagus and celery, and also things like oats, dandelion greens.
Examples
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A salad made with fresh dandelion greens offers a slightly bitter taste that many enjoy.
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"You can eat dandelion greens.
Fiction book (1998) -
I'd tossed dandelion greens, arugula, Boston lettuce, and endive with a buttermilk dressing to have after the heavy dish.
Fiction book (1994) -
Okay, the Montana lamb with roquette-leaf and goat-cheese salad, and the lime-grilled free-range chicken with the pumpkin pasta and dandelion greens.
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On a rooftop farm in Brooklyn one sunny afternoon, dozens of tomato plants heavy with fruit swayed in the wind, a farmer stooped over rows of dandelion greens, and the customers kept coming.
Blog text (4) -
The chef added sautéed dandelion greens to the pasta for an extra layer of flavor.
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In her garden, she cultivated various vegetables, including dandelion greens for salads and cooking.
Synonyms
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Leaves and stems of plants like spinach or kale eaten as vegetables
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'dandelion' names the plant and 'green' (as a noun for leafy vegetables) signals edible leaves, so a learner who knows both words can infer 'the edible leaves of the dandelion'. This plant + greens construction is common and cross-linguistically recognizable, making the phrase readily understandable to B1 learners.
Etymology
Dandelion green comes from the simple image of the fresh dandelion green leaves being used like other salad 'greens'. So, dandelion green means 'the edible leaves of the dandelion plant' used in cooking.