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CORN SALAD
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
A plant of the genus Valerianella
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("corn salad" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "corn salad"):
common corn salad; lamb's lettuce; Valerianella locusta; Valerianella olitoria (widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed)
Holonyms ("corn salad" is a member of...):
genus Valerianella; Valerianella (genus of Old World annual herbs widely naturalized)