bibb lettuce

noun

A variety of head lettuce with loose arrangement of leaves, known for its sweet flavor and tender texture.

Similar
Boston lettuceBibbbutterhead lettuce
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Meanings

bibb lettuce1

nounbibb lettuce (plural bibb lettuces)

plural bibb lettuces

  1. Alternative letter-case form of Bibb lettuce.

Bibb lettuce2

nounBibb lettuce (plural Bibb lettuces)

plural Bibb lettuces · alternative bibb lettuce

  1. A variety of head lettuce with loose arrangement of leaves, known for its sweet flavor and tender texture.

    Synonyms: Boston lettuce, Bibb, butterhead lettuce

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA variety of head lettuce with loose arrangement of leaves, known for its sweet flavor and tender texture.

Similar
Boston lettuceBibbbutterhead lettuce
Also see
boston lettuce

Origin

Named for John Bibb, a 19th-century American vegetable grower.

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Translations

Finnish keräsalaatti
  • keräsalaattivariety of lettuce
German Buttersalat
  • Buttersalatvariety of lettuce
Cite this entry
APA

bibb lettuce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibb%20lettuce

MLA

“bibb lettuce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibb%20lettuce. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bibb lettuce,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bibb%20lettuce.

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