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microgreen en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English micro- Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *gróh₁nis Proto-Germanic *grōniz Proto-West Germanic *grōnī Old English grēne Middle English grene English green English microgreen From micro- + green.

Meanings

1. The small, young seedling of a plant used as a visual flavor accent and occasionally as salad greens.
   • I don’t want anyone to be able to say, oh, I see where he got this idea to put microgreens on top of his fish fillets.” 2007 June 6, Katherine Wheelock, “Dinner at the Foodies’: Purslane and Anxiety”, in New York Times:
   • One of the most rewarding types of plants to grow are micro-greens. Essentially, these are the tiny seedlings of any plant with edible leaves, which can be harvested and eaten at the sprouted stage – basically posh cress. 2021 January 24, James Wong, “Baby leaves are a joy to grow – and good to eat”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:

Forms

Translations (2)

fr micropousse (Translations) · es microverde (Translations)