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iceberg lettuce

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iceberg lettuce
n.
A crisp, round, compact head of lettuce with light green, tightly folded leaves.
[From its pale color.]
iceberg lettuce
n
(Cookery) a type of lettuce with very crisp pale leaves tightly enfolded
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Noun1.iceberg lettuce - lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head; "iceberg is still the most popular lettuce"
crisphead lettuce, iceberg
lettuce - leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa
head lettuce, Lactuca sativa capitata - distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball


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95) -- ask for it finely chopped -- a colorfully presented melange of cut-up romaine and iceberg lettuce with small pieces of grilled chicken breast, hard-boiled egg, avocado, bacon, tomato, cucumber, crumbled blue cheese and diced mozzarella with a yogurt-based lemon and herb dressing.
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Walia and her colleagues plan to perform similar studies on other types of bagged salads, such as iceberg lettuce, as well as on loose produce, such as spinach found in vegetable bins.
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are promoted rather than simply encouraging people to eat more fruits and vegetables without noting that carrots are better for you than iceberg lettuce.
Dietary Guidelines, 2005 by Mangels, Reed / Vegetarian Journal
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