iceberg lettuce

American  

noun

1. a variety of lettuce having a cabbagelike head of crisp leaves.

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iceberg lettuce British  

noun

1. a type of lettuce with very crisp pale leaves tightly enfolded

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Etymology

Origin of iceberg lettuce

First recorded in 1890–95

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Example Sentences

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iceberg lettuce

This summer, however, both came with a less welcome consideration: iceberg lettuce.

From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026

Taylor Farms suspended sourcing and production of iceberg lettuce from central Mexico in July.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

They tied the largest one to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms, which supplies produce to some of America’s biggest retailers and restaurant brands, including Walmart, Costco and Yum Brands’ Taco Bell.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026

Nearly 13,000 people across 21 states had been sickened, 570 hospitalized and two had died after an outbreak linked to shredded iceberg lettuce from Taylor Farms.

From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026

There was a loaf of Italian bread in a little basket, and iceberg lettuce and grated carrots tossed with bottled dressing and croutons, and glasses of red wine.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri

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