Bibb lettuce
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Bibb lettuce
(bĭb)n.
A kind of lettuce forming a small, loose head and having tender, dark green leaves.
[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. | ![]() butterhead lettuce - lettuce with relatively soft leaves in a loose head; easily broken or bruised |
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