BUTTERHEAD LETTUCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does butterhead lettuce mean? 

• BUTTERHEAD LETTUCE (noun)
  The noun BUTTERHEAD LETTUCE has 1 sense:

1. lettuce with relatively soft leaves in a loose head; easily broken or bruised

  Familiarity information: BUTTERHEAD LETTUCE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUTTERHEAD LETTUCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lettuce with relatively soft leaves in a loose head; easily broken or bruised

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("butterhead lettuce" is a kind of...):

lettuce (leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "butterhead lettuce"):

buttercrunch (lettuce with delicate and relatively crunchy leaves)

Bibb lettuce (lettuce with relatively crisp leaves)

Boston lettuce (lettuce with relatively soft leaves)

Holonyms ("butterhead lettuce" is a part of...):

head lettuce; Lactuca sativa capitata (distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball)