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microgreen

microgreen

1 3.7
Small young plants you can eat, picked when their first leaves appear and used to decorate or add to salads
  • noun
  • /ˈmaɪkroʊˌɡriːn/
: microvegetal
  • Fresh microgreens add a vibrant touch to salads and are packed with nutrients.
  • garnished with microgreens
  • growing microgreens
  • microgreens or fresh herbs

So the first question would be, are microgreen seeds different from normal seeds?

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Examples

  • So, the great thing about microgreens is they're great for apartment dwellers.

  • This is the ranch, spicy melbo syrup, honey mustard and some microgreens on top.

  • And the whole object of growing microgreens is fast growth.

  • With microgreens, you are typically eating the stem and the first leaf.

  • Johnson has been growing microgreens for over 20 years in one of the coldest parts of the state.

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  • These are microgreens, which are edible seedlings of vegetables and herbs.

  • At the restaurant, the chef garnished the dish with fresh microgreens for added flavor.

  • I love using microgreens as a colorful topping for my sandwiches.

Synonyms

spinach
vsmicrogreen
87 1.0

A green leafy vegetable eaten raw or cooked

is picked at a tiny early stage rather than mature leaves for cooking
greens
vsmicrogreen
87 1.0

Leaves and stems of plants like spinach or kale eaten as vegetables

is harvested just after first leaves for use as a tiny garnish
leafy vegetable
vsmicrogreen
4 1.9

A plant with green leaves and stems you eat

is the very young form harvested right after the first leaves appear
turnip greens
vsmicrogreen
  • US
2 3.7

The leaves of young turnip plants that you cook and eat

is harvested at a much earlier seedling stage for tiny garnish
sprig of mint
vsmicrogreen
1 1.0

A small stem with mint leaves used to add flavor or decoration to food and drinks

is harvested extremely young for delicate garnish use
dandelion green
vsmicrogreen
1 4.6

Leaves of the dandelion plant eaten in salads or cooked

is gathered immediately after first leaves for delicate garnish use
tendergreen
vsmicrogreen
  • Indian
9.7

A leafy Asian vegetable with a swollen root that people eat

is the young harvest taken just after first leaves not mature crop
esculent plant
vsmicrogreen
6.5

A plant you can eat

is a specific very young edible form rather than any edible plant

How Young

microgreen
1 3.7
sprout
61 1.8
green
5 2.1
matured
2 2.6

Surface Forms

microgreen singular
microgreens plural

Morphology

microgreen = green (semi-transparent) = micro + green

The word is built productively with micro- + green, but the culinary sense is a specialized horticultural term rather than a fully literal description.

Etymology

Microgreen joins micro- meaning 'small' and green meaning 'young plant or leaf', and you can see the same micro- in microscope. So a microgreen is literally a 'small green', which explains why it means a very young plant you can eat, picked just after its first leaves appear.