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

Example Sentences

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iceberg lettuce

Hetty Lui McKinnon’s recipe calls for a head of iceberg lettuce, stir-fried, then topped with crispy garlic and a fried egg and served over a warm bowl of rice.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

Cooked iceberg lettuce works excellently in this soup, the recipe notes.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

Public-health officials are investigating four additional states as part of a multistate cyclospora outbreak linked to iceberg lettuce that they warn could be even broader.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The investigation of the multistate outbreak tied to iceberg lettuce is expected to be slow-going, Wade Syers, a food safety and security expert at Michigan State University, told the BBC.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 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