head lettuce

noun

1. any variety of the lettuce subspecies Lactuca sativa capitata, having leaves that grow in a dense rosette, especially iceberg lettuce and Boston lettuce.

Example Sentences

Sufficient proof of this is seen in the case of vegetables that form heads, as, for instance, cabbage and head lettuce.

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Mix with a white mayonnaise and serve in white head lettuce, using the cup-like outside leaves.

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Only two kinds of summer-lettuce need be cultivated—the ice-head lettuce, and the brown.

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Remove the outer green leaves from two medium-sized heads of crisp head lettuce.

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She buys the crisp young head lettuce, being careful to use only the inner leaves.

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