Romaine lettuce

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative letter-case form of romaine lettuce. alt-of, uncountable
  2. 2
    A long-leaved variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa var. longifolia. uncountable

    "Cauliflower Salad Ingredients 1 head of Cauliflower 3 cups of shredded romaine lettuce 1 cup veganaise ½ cup unsweetened soy milk 1 tsp stevia glycerite 1 tsp Braggs Liquid Aminos 2 tbsp Vegan Bacon Bits Clean and cut Cauliflower."

  3. 3
    lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head wordnet
  4. 4
    lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
coscos lettucelactuca sativa longifoliaromaine

Example

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"Cauliflower Salad Ingredients 1 head of Cauliflower 3 cups of shredded romaine lettuce 1 cup veganaise ½ cup unsweetened soy milk 1 tsp stevia glycerite 1 tsp Braggs Liquid Aminos 2 tbsp Vegan Bacon Bits Clean and cut Cauliflower."

Etymology

A partial calque of French laitue romaine (“Roman lettuce”), from its supposed association with Rome.

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