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ICEBERG LETTUCE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does iceberg lettuce mean?
• ICEBERG LETTUCE (noun)
The noun ICEBERG LETTUCE has 1 sense:
1. lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head
Familiarity information: ICEBERG LETTUCE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Synonyms:
crisphead lettuce; iceberg; iceberg lettuce
Context example:
iceberg is still the most popular lettuce
Hypernyms ("iceberg lettuce" is a kind of...):
lettuce (leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa)
Holonyms ("iceberg lettuce" is a part of...):
head lettuce; Lactuca sativa capitata (distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball)
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