head_lettuce (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the expression *head lettuce*:
NOUN	plant	head lettuce, Lactuca sativa capitata	distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball

English > *head lettuce*: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaning	distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball.
Synonym	Lactuca sativa capitata
Member of	Lactuca, genus Lactuca	An herb with milky juice
Parts	butterhead lettuce	lettuce with relatively soft leaves in a loose head
Parts	crisphead lettuce, iceberg lettuce, iceberg	lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head
Broader	lettuce	Any of various plants of the genus Lactuca

HyperDic: head_lettuce