Etymology

mitsuba

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Today it means: An East Asian herb grown, especially in Japan, for its flavorful leaves, Cryptotaenia japonica. Full definition →

Japanese 三つ葉
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  1. Japanese · borrowed from三つ葉
  2. English todaymitsuba

From Japanese 三つ葉 (mitsuba) from 三つ (mitsu, “3”) + 葉 (ha, “leaf”).

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