NOUN | plant | head lettuce, Lactuca sativa capitata | distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball |
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Meaning | distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball. | |
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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 |
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 |
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