Bibb lettuce

Bibb lettuce

 (bĭb)

n.

A kind of lettuce forming a small, loose head and having tender, dark green leaves.

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[After Jack Bibb, 19th-century American vegetable grower.]

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Bibb′ let′tuce

(bɪb)
n.

a variety of lettuce having a small tapering head and light-green leaves.

[1960–65]

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Noun

1.

Bibb lettuce - lettuce with relatively crisp leaves butterhead lettuce - lettuce with relatively soft leaves in a loose head; easily broken or bruised

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