Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A mixture of young leafy greens, often including young lettuces, used as salad.
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- noun   A mixture of small, young leaves as asalad 
Etymologies
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Examples
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								The mesclun is a staple in our house, as is the goat cheese. Our Kitchen 2009 
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								The mesclun is a staple in our house, as is the goat cheese. LENNDEVOURS: 2007 
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								The mesclun is a staple in our house, as is the goat cheese. 
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								Second crop carrots, second crop peas, and the mesclun are all poking their heads up, too. July 27th, 2009 matociquala 2009 
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								Dietitian's tip: The mix of gourmet salad greens called mesclun may include oakleaf lettuce, arugula (rocket), frisee, mizuna, mache, radicchio and sorrel. 
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								Dietitian's tip: The mix of gourmet salad greens called mesclun may include oakleaf lettuce, arugula (rocket), frisee, mizuna, mache, radicchio and sorrel. 
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								Lettuce: pelletized seeds make planting individual heads a breeze, or sow mesclun mix where the seed is just scattered in a wide swath over the soil Mary Ann Esposito: The Ten Easiest Vegetables To Plant in Your Garden Mary Ann Esposito 2011 
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								Lettuce: pelletized seeds make planting individual heads a breeze, or sow mesclun mix where the seed is just scattered in a wide swath over the soil Mary Ann Esposito: The Ten Easiest Vegetables To Plant in Your Garden Mary Ann Esposito 2011 
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								I'm going to plant some tomatoes next weekend in large pots that I can move around to make sure they get as much sun as possible, but for now we are sticking with herbs and lettuce -- and this is the first big salad that we've made with our own mesclun. Our Kitchen 2009 
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								Mr. Hicks also has a way with vegetables: The JWF Salad $9 is a mix of shredded carrots, bits of cauliflower and mesclun tossed with a mustardy dressing. 
super-kawy commented on the word mesclun
A mixture of young leafy greens, often including young lettuces, used as salad.
September 22, 2009 
			
		
	
madmouth commented on the word mesclun
I find the term young lettuces surprisingly sensuous
September 22, 2009