iceberg lettuce

noun

: any of various crisp light green lettuces that when mature have the leaves arranged in a compact head

Examples of iceberg lettuce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web There’s not a speck of iceberg lettuce or a sticky Heinz bottle (dating back to who knows when) in sight. Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 6 Mar. 2024 Wedge etiquette 1 head iceberg lettuce To prepare wedge: Hold head of iceberg, core-side down. Mary G. Pepitone, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2024 Jiang’s spicy chicken burger has the distinct fast food aroma of warm iceberg lettuce dressed in mayonnaise and the heft of a double cheeseburger. Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024 In addition to avocado, it was composed of iceberg lettuce, thinly sliced radishes and onion. David Tanis, New York Times, 24 Nov. 2023 And consider this: Arugula contains roughly eight times the calcium, five times the vitamins A, C, and K, and four times the iron as the same amount of iceberg lettuce. Treehugger Editors, Treehugger, 7 Sep. 2023 The meal — which features a wedge of iceberg lettuce topped with tomato, red onions, bacon, homemade blue cheese dressing and a balsamic glaze — was discontinued in 2020 as part of a menu simplification amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Nicholas Rice, Peoplemag, 22 July 2023 For additional toppings, try chopped tomatoes, shredded iceberg lettuce, sliced avocado, chopped fresh cilantro, and lime wedges. Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 12 June 2023 Menu highlights include its crispy pork with cola lime glaze served in iceberg lettuce and Tecate battered mahi-mahi with green olive aioli. Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of iceberg lettuce was in 1893

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“Iceberg lettuce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iceberg%20lettuce. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

iceberg lettuce

noun
: a lettuce with a tight round head of light green crisp leaves
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