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microgreens

British  
/ ˈmaɪkrəʊˌɡriːnz /

plural noun

  1. the shoots of young salad plants, served as a vegetable dish

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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In his makeshift greenhouse, Lyberth mainly grows Japanese mizuna, lettuce and microgreens which he sells to cruise ships, hotels and supermarkets across Greenland.

From Barron's ● Feb. 17, 2026

Diners are more willing to eat microgreens, but avoid them because they aren’t sure about the taste.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025

Take, for example, an aguachile, courtesy of chef Claudette Zepeda, that’s made with scallions, Persian cucumbers, radishes, fresh hoja santa, pequin chiles and microgreens.

From Salon ● May 23, 2025

And an urban farm created atop the city’s Charonne reservoir grows and sells microgreens to locals, and teaches the green-minded how to grow them, too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2024

She brings students from the Rainier Beach High School Garden Club to grow plants from mint to microgreens in the greenhouse.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 20, 2024

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