romaine

ro·maine

R0291500 (rō-mān′)n. A variety of lettuce having a slender head of long dark-green leaves with broad midribs. Also called cos¹, cos lettuce.

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[French, from feminine of Romain, Roman, from Old French, from Latin Rōmānus, from Rōma, Rome.]

romaine

(rəʊˈmeɪn) n (Plants) the usual US and Canadian name for cos¹[C20: from French, from romain Roman]

ro•maine

(roʊˈmeɪn, rə-)

n. a variety of lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, having a cylindrical head of long, loose leaves. Also called romaine′ let′tuce, cos. [1905–10; < French, feminine of romain Roman]

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romaine - lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated headcos, cos lettuce, romaine lettucelettuce - leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa

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