noun
mibuna; Brassica campestris var. laciniifolia
A variety of wild mustard, a traditional Japanese leafy vegetable similar to mizuna but with a slightly different leaf shape and flavor.
ミブナは鍋物によく使われる京野菜です。
Mibuna is a Kyoto vegetable often used in hot pot dishes.
このサラダにはミブナが入っています。
This salad contains mibuna.
Mizuna is a closely related leafy vegetable with more deeply serrated leaves; both are used in similar dishes, but mibuna has rounder, less divided leaves.
Named after the Mibu area in Kyoto where it was traditionally cultivated. The exact derivation is uncertain, but the name likely reflects its regional origin.