babyleaf

English

Etymology

From baby +‎ leaf.

Noun

babyleaf (uncountable)

1. (attributive) Small salad leaves that are harvested early.
   • 2011, Anna Pavord, The Curious Gardener, page 98:

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

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

     Generously, Nick Padley gives me a bag of their babyleaf mix, in its shades of crimson and emerald, to try at home.

Translations

small salad leaves

• Welsh: dail bach f pl