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ICEBERG LETTUCE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head

Example:

iceberg is still the most popular lettuce

Synonyms:

crisphead lettuce; iceberg; iceberg lettuce

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

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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