romaine lettuce
Römersalat, römischer Salat, Lattich, Kochsalat
A long-leaved variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa varA long-leaved variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa var. longifolia.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable)A long-leaved variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa var. longifolia.
Römersalat, römischer Salat, Lattich
lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves
Translations
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By meaning 1
Lactuca sativa longifolia:
Origin
A partial calque of French laitue romaine (“Roman lettuce”), from its supposed associationA partial calque of French laitue romaine (“Roman lettuce”), from its supposed association with Rome.
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Synonyms
5 synonymscoscos lettuceromaine//Romaine
Close in meaning
- lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves:cos lettuceLactuca sativa longifolia
- lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head:coscos lettuceromaine
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable