- butter lettuce
- noun Date: 1972 a lettuce (as Bibb or Boston lettuce) with a soft loose head of tender oily mild-flavored leaves
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
butter lettuce
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butter lettuce — noun : a butterhead lettuce: as a. : boston lettuce b. : bibb lettuce … Useful english dictionary
butter lettuce — /ˈbʌtə lɛtəs/ (say butuh letuhs) noun a type of lettuce with soft loosely packed leaves and a mild buttery flavour …
butter-head — «BUHT uhr HEHD», noun. a type of lettuce that forms a smaller head than crisp lettuce, and has waxy or buttery leaves … Useful english dictionary
lettuce — /let is/, n. 1. a cultivated plant, Lactuca sativa, occurring in many varieties and having succulent leaves used for salads. 2. any species of Lactuca. 3. Slang. U.S. dollar bills; greenbacks. [1250 1300; 1925 30 for def. 3; ME letuse, appar. … Universalium
butter-head lettuce — кочанный салат crisp lettuce свежий салат head lettuce салат кочанный leaf lettuce листовой салат prickly lettuce салат дикий romaine lettuce салат ромэн … English-Russian travelling dictionary
Boston lettuce — noun Date: 1880 butter lettuce of a variety that is larger than the closely related Bibb lettuce … New Collegiate Dictionary
Bibb lettuce — noun Etymology: Major John Bibb, 19th century American grower Date: 1961 a butter lettuce of a variety that has a small head and dark green color called also Bibb … New Collegiate Dictionary
lamb's lettuce — Corn Corn, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan., Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka[ u]rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno. Cf. {Grain}, {Kernel}.] 1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain. [1913 Webster] 2. The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
White lettuce — White White (hw[imac]t), a. [Compar. {Whiter} (hw[imac]t [ e]r); superl. {Whitest}.] [OE. whit, AS. hw[imac]t; akin to OFries. and OS. hw[=i]t, D. wit, G. weiss, OHG. w[=i]z, hw[=i]z, Icel. hv[=i]tr, Sw. hvit, Dan. hvid, Goth. hweits, Lith.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
butterhead lettuce — noun a class of lettuce varieties having soft leaves that grow in a loose head and are said to have the flavour of butter … English new terms dictionary
