spinach mustard

6.2

A leafy Asian plant with a swollen root crown that you can eat raw or cooked

noun

: mostaza de espinaca

Stir-fried spinach mustard is a popular dish in many Asian cuisines.

Examples

She bought fresh spinach mustard at the farmer's market for tonight's dinner.
The garden's new addition, spinach mustard, thrives best in cool weather.
I love adding spinach mustard to my salads.
Have you tried spinach mustard in your cooking?
Stir-fried spinach mustard is a popular dish in many Asian cuisines.
She bought fresh spinach mustard at the farmer's market for tonight's dinner.
I love adding spinach mustard to my salads.

Synonyms

tendergreen

vsspinach mustard

Indian

9.7

A leafy Asian vegetable with a swollen root that people eat

emphasizes common culinary use in salads and cooking rather than botanical detail

Brassica perviridis

vsspinach mustard

Specialized

8.9

A leafy Asian vegetable with a thick crunchy root grown for cooking

focuses on both root and leaves but used broadly in kitchens

Brassica rapa perviridis

vsspinach mustard

Specialized

9.1

A leafy green vegetable from Asia that people grow for its edible leaves and use in cooking and salads

highlights both root crown and leaves as common salad and cooking ingredients

Surface Forms

spinach mustard singular

spinach mustards plural

Morphology

spinach + mustard

Both constituents refer to edible leafy greens, so the compound denotes a type/variety of leafy green used in salads and cooking; the meaning is directly derivable from 'spinach' + 'mustard'. Noun-noun plant names of this form are cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows the two words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Spinach mustard gets its name from the plant's look and taste: the leaves look like spinach while the flavor has a sharp, peppery mustard bite. That's why the name helps you remember it is a leafy green used in salads and cooking.