HyperDic: loose-leaf_lettuce

English > 1 sense of the expression *loose-leaf lettuce*:
NOUN	food	loose-leaf lettuce, leaf lettuce	lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head

English > *loose-leaf lettuce*: 1 sense > noun 1, food
Meaning	lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head.
Synonym	leaf lettuce
Part of	leaf lettuce, Lactuca sativa crispa	distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a compact head
Broader	lettuce	leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa