salad green sa·ladg·reen uncommon noun 1. greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads Synonymssalad greensalad greens Related words Word family salad greens Broader terms greens Narrower terms lettuceceltucechicorychicory escarolecresssalad burnet WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.