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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
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