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greens

greens

11 1.0
Leaves and stems of plants like spinach or kale eaten as vegetables
  • noun
  • /ɡriːnz/
translation icon : verduras de hoja
  • You see a big old hand-painted "Collard Greens and Backbone" cafe special board.

It's found in table beets, both the greens and in the beet itself.

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Examples

  • How about a nice kale salad from Tender Greens?

  • It's making that shift to whole grains, greens, beans, nuts and tubers.

  • Those greens, oh, those greens are calling my name.

  • So you better say I want sweet greens quinoa salad.

  • It's found in table beets, both the greens and in the beet itself.

  • You get a little prickly, but these young radish greens awesome.

  • Recently, I sought out Glenn to assist in getting our Holiday Greens and Poinsettia Fundraiser information on our website.

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  • I love adding fresh greens like spinach and kale to my salads.

  • He sautéed the greens with garlic for a delicious side dish.

  • Many people enjoy eating greens as part of a healthy diet.

Synonyms

green
vsgreens
  • US
95 1.0

Leafy vegetables like spinach or kale that you eat

is the plural collective term rather than the singular or specific label
spinach
vsgreens
94 1.0

A green leafy vegetable eaten raw or cooked

is the wider term grouping many such leafy vegetables, not only this plant
lettuce
vsgreens
93 1.0

A leafy green vegetable often eaten raw in salads

is the wide group covering many edible leaves and stems beyond this plant
kale
vsgreens
43 2.4

A hardy green vegetable with curly leaves like cabbage

is the broad group covering many such leafy species rather than one type
collard greens
vsgreens
  • US
11 2.5

A leafy green vegetable with large dark leaves often cooked and eaten as a side

represents the whole class of edible leaves and stems, not just this cooked example
chard
vsgreens
8 4.8

A leafy vegetable with large green leaves and thick stems eaten cooked or raw

names the broad group including many edible leaf and stem plants
Swiss chard
vsgreens
3 3.0

A leafy green vegetable with large leaves and thick colorful stalks

is the common class covering leaves and stems across many plants not one species
romaine lettuce
vsgreens
3 2.8

A long, crisp vegetable with dark green leaves used in salads

is the broader category including many leafy vegetables beyond this salad type
2 2.5

A plant food with green edible leaves like spinach or lettuce

refers to the wider category rather than this specific phrasing
leafy vegetable
vsgreens
2 1.9

A plant with green leaves and stems you eat

is the general group name covering these specific plant types
mustard greens
vsgreens
2 3.6

Leaves from a mustard plant that people eat cooked

is the general set of edible leaf and stem vegetables not this specific group
salad greens
vsgreens
1 1.1

Leafy vegetables like lettuce or spinach that you eat raw in salads

covers both cooked and raw leafy vegetables, not only salad use
beet green
vsgreens
1 3.5

Young leaves of the beet plant that you can cook or eat in salads

is the umbrella group for many edible leaf and stem vegetables
turnip greens
vsgreens
  • US
1 3.7

The leaves of young turnip plants that you cook and eat

is the broader class of edible leaves and stems across many plants
leaf lettuce
vsgreens
1 2.3

A type of lettuce with loose, curled leaves used in salads

is the general edible leaf and stem category beyond this salad leaf type
dandelion green
vsgreens
1 4.6

Leaves of the dandelion plant eaten in salads or cooked

refers to the whole category including garden and wild edible leaves and stems
salad green
vsgreens
2.0

A leafy vegetable like lettuce or spinach eaten raw in salads

applies to the whole category including cooked leaves and other uses
Brassica oleracea acephala
vsgreens
  • Specialized
7.0

A hardy leafy vegetable like kale with thick curly leaves that do not form a head

is the broad class including such hardy cabbage-family leaf vegetables
collards
vsgreens
  • US
4.5

A leafy green vegetable with large smooth leaves often cooked

is the general category including many species beyond this particular kind
wild spinach
vsgreens
3.9

Green leaves that grow wild and people collect to eat

is the broad edible leaf and stem group not limited to wild-picked varieties
French spinach
vsgreens
  • Specialized
9.4

A leafy plant like spinach that people grow to eat and that often grows wild in gardens

is the general edible leaf and stem category beyond this regional herb
Cuban spinach
vsgreens
  • Specialized
9.2

A soft leafy herb like spinach that people grow and eat as a salad or cooked green

is the broad class of edible leaves and stems rather than this coastal herb
spinach beet
vsgreens
  • UK
4.2

A leafy vegetable grown for its leaves and stalks instead of its root

focuses on the broad set of edible leaves and stems, not this beet variety
leaf beet
vsgreens
3.5

A vegetable with large green leaves and thick stalks that people grow for its edible stems and leaves

is the wider category for edible leaves and stems across many species
waterleaf
vsgreens
  • UK
7.4

A leafy green vegetable used like spinach in soups and salads

belongs to the larger class of edible leaves and stems eaten as vegetables
Indian lettuce
vsgreens
  • US
7.2

A plant with tender edible leaves often eaten raw or cooked

is the general class of edible leaves and stems not just this salad plant
lamb's lettuce
vsgreens
  • UK
5.8

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

is the wide category of edible leaves and stems beyond this small salad plant
stem lettuce
vsgreens
6.3

A lettuce that people eat for its thick edible stem, often sliced for salads

focuses on edible leaves and stems, not primarily stems alone

Compounds

11 2.5

A leafy green vegetable with large dark leaves often cooked and eaten as a side

Leaves from a mustard plant that people eat cooked

1 1.1

Leafy vegetables like lettuce or spinach that you eat raw in salads

1 3.7

The leaves of young turnip plants that you cook and eat

chop-suey greens
  • Philippine
6.3

A leafy green vegetable used in Asian cooking like bok choy

How Fresh

greens
11 1.0
wilting
1 3.7

Surface Forms

greens plural

Morphology

greens = green (transparent) = green + s

Simple plural formation from the noun 'green' meaning leafy vegetables; the meaning is directly predictable.

Etymology

Greens comes from the color word green, which once meant 'growing' or 'fresh'. So greens are the fresh green leaves and stems people eat, like spinach or kale.