水菜
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Meanings
1
mizuna; potherb mustard
usually written using kana alone
A leafy green vegetable commonly used in salads, hot pots, and stir-fries. Brassica rapa var. nipposinica.
When you put mizuna in a hot pot, it wilts quickly.
Adding mizuna to a salad improves its color.
2
Elatostema umbellatum var. majus
usually written using kana alone
A variety of nettle-related plant. Rare botanical term; not commonly encountered outside specialized contexts.
See also: ウワバミソウ
There is a plant called 水菜 as a variety of 蟒草 (Elatostema umbellatum).