Phrase guide
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noun
Synonym of romaine lettuce, a long-leaved variety of lettuce.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: romaine lettuce
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative letter-case form of cos lettuce, romaine lettuce.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: UK, alt-of, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cos, romaine, romaine lettuce
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lettuce
noun
lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: romaine lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: lettuce
History
Uncertain. Variously derived from Cos, an alternative spelling of the Greek island of Kos, or from Arabic خس (ḵass, “lettuce”).
From the supposed origin of cos lettuce with reference to the Greek island of Kos.
