leaf lettuce

leaf lettuce
noun
1. distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a compact head
Hypernyms: ↑lettuce
Part Meronyms: ↑loose-leaf lettuce
2. lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head
Syn: ↑loose-leaf lettuce
Hypernyms: ↑lettuce
Part Holonyms: ↑Lactuca sativa crispa

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noun
: any of various cultivated lettuces that constitute a distinct variety (Lactuca sativa crispa) and are distinguished by leaves having curled, crisped, or incised margins and forming a loose rosette which does not develop into a compact head — compare head lettuce

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a type of lettuce having loosely clustered, often curled leaves that are sometimes tinged with red.

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