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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Economics, Trade, Law, Business, Industry > products and commodities > agricultural products > plant products > vegetable products > vegetables > microgreens
Plant Production, Gardening > plant products > vegetable products > vegetables > microgreens
Preferred Term:

microgreens

Definition:
Seedlings of vegetables or herbs harvested before true leaves appear. Microgreens have superior flavor and aroma and are larger than sprouts.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
vegetables
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • microgreen plants
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/260606
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RDF/XMLCreated 2015-09-04, last modified 2016-08-23