mache
n.
plant of the genus Valerianella having edible leaves that are sometimes used in salad, corn salad
Corn salad
Corn salad (Valerianella locusta) is a small
dicot annual plant of the family
Valerianaceae. It is also called Lewiston cornsalad, fetticus, mache, mâche, doucette, rampon, rampien, lamb's lettuce, field salad (
http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feldsalat), nüssli, nüsslisalat, and
rapunzel.Corn salad grows in a low
rosette with
spatulate leaves up to 15.2cm long. It is a
hardy plant that grows to
zone 5, and in mild climates it is grown as a winter
green. In warm conditions it tends to
bolt to seed.Corn salad grows wild in parts of
Europe, northern
Africa and western
Asia. In Europe and Asia it is a common weed in cultivated land and waste spaces. In
North America it has escaped cultivation and become naturalized on both the eastern and western seaboards.
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Mache (die)
n.
structure, composition, make-up; sham, fraud, hoax
machen
v.
manufacture; cause, bring about; accomplish; do, make
mâche (f)
n.
mache, plant of the genus Valerianella having edible leaves that are sometimes used in salad, corn salad
mâcher
v.
chew, bite, masticate, gum, mull over
machar
v.
souse, make intoxicated (Slang)