iceberg lettuce

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iceberg lettuce

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iceberg lettuce (countable and uncountable, plural iceberg lettuces)

  1. A lettuce cultivar (Lactuca sativa var. capitata) noted for its crunchiness; the most familiar of all lettuces sold in the United States.
    Synonym: crisphead lettuce
    • 1895, American Gardening‎, volume 16, page 237:
      I wonder how many of the readers of AMERICAN GARDENING have tried the Iceberg lettuce.

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