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[mahsh] 
–noun
| corn salad. |
Also, mâche.
Origin:
1820–30; < F mâche, perh. by apheresis (or by assoc. with mâcher to chew) from dial. pomache, with same sense, perh. < VL *pōmasca, deriv. of L pōmum fruit
1820–30; < F mâche, perh. by apheresis (or by assoc. with mâcher to chew) from dial. pomache, with same sense, perh. < VL *pōmasca, deriv. of L pōmum fruit
corn salad
–noun
| any of several plants of the genus Valerianella, of the valerian family, esp. V. locusta (or V. olitoria), having small light blue flowers and tender, narrow leaves eaten in salads. |
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| corn salad n. Any of several plants of the genus Valerianella, especially a Eurasian annual (V. locusta or V. olitoria), having small, white to pale bluish flowers and edible young leaves used in salads or as a potherb. Also called lamb's lettuce, mache. |
| mache also mâche (mäsh) n. See corn salad. [French mâche, from dialectal pomache, from Vulgar Latin *pōmasca, from Latin pōmum, fruit (perhaps because of its slightly sweet taste).] |
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