Bibb lettuce

[ bib ]

/ bɪb /

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noun

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

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Origin of Bibb lettuce

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

Words nearby Bibb lettuce

bib and tucker, bibasic, bibb, bibber, bibble, Bibb lettuce, bibcock, bibelot, bibimbap, bi-bivalent, Bibl

How to use Bibb lettuce in a sentence

They worked all summer and picked peaches, lettuce, or avocados.
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He was eating the meal on which he would play—steak, peas, lettuce, fruit jello, and tea.
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The sandwich is made with thick tiles of quality bread and adorned with lettuce and tomato.
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In the pilot we see Will pretend to be a single dad to impress Leslie Bibb's character.
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She had scarcely finished speaking when Grandfather Mole poked his head from beneath a head of lettuce.
The Tale of Grandfather Mole|Arthur Scott Bailey
Miss Miles (now Mrs. Bibb) was a very talented young lady and successful teacher.
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Cash secretly regretted the thirsty death of his radishes and lettuce which he had planted and tended with such optimistic care.
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And Jimmy Rabbit laughed so heartily that he almost choked over a choice lettuce leaf.
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Besides cocillana the preparation contains two other obsolete drugs, wild lettuce and euphorbia pilulifera.
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