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Bibb lettuce

[ bib ]
/ bɪb /

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, bi-bi reaction, bi-bivalent, Bibl
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