Microgreen

Quick meaning: Microgreen is a noun meaning The small, young seedling of a plant used as a visual flavor accent and occasionally as salad greens.

Meaning

The small, young seedling of a plant used as a visual flavor accent and occasionally as salad greens.

Example Sentences

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.”

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.

Word Forms

• microgreens
• micro-green

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include greenstuff, sprout, mesclun, greens, greenie, mignonette.

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