Definition of Mustard greens

1. Noun. Leaves eaten as cooked greens.

Exact synonyms: Indian Mustard, Leaf Mustard, Mustard
Generic synonyms: Cruciferous Vegetable

Lexicographical Neighbors of Mustard Greens

mustachioed
mustachios
mustachoed
mustaiba
mustang
mustang mint
mustanging
mustangs
mustard
mustard agent
mustard chlorohydrin
mustard compounds
mustard family
mustard gas
mustard gases
mustard greens (current term)
mustard oil
mustard plaster
mustard sauce
mustard seed
mustard tree
mustardless
mustardlike
mustards
mustardy
musted
mustee
mustees
mustelid
mustelids

Literary usage of Mustard greens

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The New Dietetics, what to Eat and how: A Guide to Scientific Feeding in by John Harvey Kellogg (1921)
"Notable exceptions are, chard, with a grain to the ounce; mustard greens, ... The really valuable greens, as sources of lime, are mustard greens, ..."

2. Death Valley in '49: Important Chapter of California Pioneer History. The by William Lewis Manly (1894)
"I had seen a few plants in the gardens or fields which people used for greens, and here seemed to be enough to feed the nation, if they liked mustard greens ..."

3. Uncle Sams̓ Advice to Housewives by Vera Leona Connolly, United States Dept. of Agriculture, United States Food Administration (1917)
"The forms of white mustard, of which the leaves are often curled and frilled, are generally used. mustard greens are cooked like spinach. ..."

4. Second Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of ...by Scott M. Grundy by Scott M. Grundy (1997)
"... carrots, cabbage, celery, tomato, spinach, squash, bok choy, mushrooms, eggplant, couard and mustard greens Tomato juice, vegetable juice Orange, apple, ..."

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