romaine lettuce

Variant of romaine

romaine definition

ro·maine (rō mān′, rō′mān′)

noun

a major group of lettuce varieties having long, coarse leaves and a long, slender head
also romaine lettuce

Etymology: Fr < (laitue) romaine, lit., Roman (lettuce): said to be so called because brought to the papal court at Avignon by the chamberlain to Charles V and Charles VI: see Roman

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