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lamb's lettuce

lamb's lettuce

noun

  1. another name for corn salad

“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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Word History and Origins

Origin of lamb's lettuce1

First recorded in 1590–1600
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Example Sentences

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Usually, it’s made with clusters of mâche, a.k.a. lamb’s lettuce or corn salad.

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Mache, or lamb’s lettuce, is one of the few that thrives in cold weather gardens, with leaves that grow in charming rosettes.

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Mache, also known as “lamb’s lettuce,” is a winter salad green, vegetal and tender.

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Also goes by: Corn salad, field lettuce, lamb’s lettuce.

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The most traditional garnish for this dish is a simple lamb’s lettuce salad.

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