babyleaf

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noun

Small salad leaves that are harvested early.

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Meanings

nounbabyleaf (uncountable)
  1. attributiveuncountableSmall salad leaves that are harvested early.

    'Babyleaf' salads may include amaranth, chop suey and choy sum, spinach, […]

    2011, Anna Pavord, The Curious Gardener, page 98
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    Generously, Nick Padley gives me a bag of their babyleaf mix, in its shades of crimson and emerald, to try at home.

    2019, Jay Rayner, My Last Supper: One Meal, a Lifetime in the Making

Origin

From baby + leaf.

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Translations

Welsh dail bach
  • dail bachsmall salad leaves
Cite this entry
APA

babyleaf. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babyleaf

MLA

“babyleaf.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babyleaf. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “babyleaf,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/babyleaf.

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