English Explanatory Dictionary

cos lettuce

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of romaine lettuce, a long-leaved variety of lettuce.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of cos lettuce, romaine lettuce.

Word forms

cos lettuce cos lettuces

Etymology

Uncertain. Variously derived from Cos, an alternative spelling of the Greek island of Kos, or from Arabic خس (ḵass, “lettuce”).

Synonyms

romaine lettuce
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