Bibb lettuce

[ bib ]

noun

1. a variety of lettuce having a small, somewhat tapering head and tender, light-green leaves.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Bibb lettuce¹

First recorded in 1960–65; allegedly after a 19th century U.S. grower, though the variety was first introduced about 1890 under the name “Half Century,” and the history of its reintroduction as “Bibb” is obscure