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

Federal health officials have linked one outbreak to shredded iceberg lettuce from a Mexican supplier for Taco Bell restaurants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026

In July, FDA traceback and epidemiological evidence linked shredded iceberg lettuce produced by Taylor Farms to a major Cyclospora outbreak.

From Salon ● Aug. 14, 2026

The food-safety issues have included the nation’s largest-ever cyclospora outbreak, which was linked to shredded iceberg lettuce.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026

Taylor Farms was already under scrutiny after it recently recalled its iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico because of the unusually large cyclosporiasis outbreak.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026

I let a soggy piece of iceberg lettuce drop from my spork.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez