mesclun

noun

mes·clun ˈme-sklən

: a mixture of young tender greens (such as lettuces, arugula, and chicory)

also : a salad made with mesclun

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Lettuces like a mesclun mix or arugula often come in clamshell containers. — Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025 Plant a mix, or mesclun, for the best salad combination of different colors and textures. — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 4 Aug. 2023 This is still more affordable than buying mesclun at the grocery store, which will cost you $3 to $6 for a 5- to 16-ounce package. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 29 June 2026 And though sturdy lettuces like iceberg, romaine, and kale can stand up to heavy, creamy dressings, delicate microgreens, mesclun, and herbs call for thinner vinaigrettes. — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 21 May 2020 See All Example Sentences for mesclun

Word History

Etymology

French, from Occitan, literally, mixture, from mescla to mix, from Old Occitan mesclar, from Vulgar Latin *misculare — more at meddle

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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