corn salad
noun
any of several plants of the genus Valerianella, of the valerian family, especially V. locusta (or V. olitoria), having small light blue flowers and tender, narrow leaves eaten in salads.
Also called
lamb's lettuce,
mache.
Origin of corn salad
First recorded in 1590–1600
Words nearby corn salad
corn plant,
corn pone,
corn poppy,
corn rootworm,
corn rose,
corn salad,
corn shock,
corn shuck,
corn silk,
corn smut,
corn snake
British Dictionary definitions for corn salad
corn salad
noun
any valerianaceous plant of the genus Valerianella, esp the European species V. locusta, which often grows in cornfields and whose leaves are sometimes used in salads
Also called: lamb's lettuce