Definitions
lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head
Word origin
Ellipsis of romaine lettuce, from French laitue romaine, and direct borrowing of French romaine, from its supposed association with Rome.
Used in a sentence
“Serve shrimp with sauce on a bed of Romaine leaves, if desired.”
“Tear the Romaine leaves into irregular bite-sized pieces. (If using store-bought Romaine, remove the tough, watery rib in each leaf.)”
“Drizzle a little of the salad dressing over the Cos or Romaine leaves around the 4 serving bowls.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Caesar salad lettuce”7 letters
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