Definition of bibb lettuce in English:

noun

• A butterhead lettuce of a variety that has crisp dark green leaves.

  Example sentences

  • ‘A bibb lettuce salad came bearing wishy-washy Stilton vinaigrette - surprising, since the restaurant's Stilton sauce, an optional add-on to the broiled meats, is dazzling and addictive.’
  • ‘The best salad types have very open heads and are often a pale green fading to yellow at the heart, about the color of bibb lettuce.’
  • ‘Make a bed of bibb lettuce and watercress leaves on each plate. Arrange the grapefruit and avocado sections on top.’
  • ‘This salad is very simple: bibb lettuce dressed with browned butter with lemon added.’
  • ‘Grow a miniature version of romaine or bibb lettuce that's just the right size for an individual salad.’