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HEAD LETTUCE

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball

Synonyms:

head lettuce; Lactuca sativa capitata

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("head lettuce" is a kind of...):

lettuce (any of various plants of the genus Lactuca)

Meronyms (parts of "head lettuce"):

butterhead lettuce (lettuce with relatively soft leaves in a loose head; easily broken or bruised)

crisphead lettuce; iceberg; iceberg lettuce (lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head)

Holonyms ("head lettuce" is a member of...):

genus Lactuca; Lactuca (an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce)

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