corn salad

noun — 2 senses

corn salad

noun

Etymology From corn + salad; plant so called from being commonly found as a weed in grain fields.

1

Any of the small plants in genus Valerianella, used in salads and as a herb, especially Valerianella locusta.

2

US Any of various types of salad made using corn (maize).

Derived terms
beaked corn salad, Edwards Plateau corn salad, European corn salad, goosefoot corn salad, hairy corn salad, Italian corn salad, longtube corn salad, narrowcell corn salad, narrowfruit corn salad, navel corn salad, Nuttall's corn salad, Ozark corn salad, Palmer's corn salad (Valerianella palmeri, Texas corn salad

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