butterhead lettuce

English

Noun

butterhead lettuce (countable and uncountable, plural butterhead lettuces)

1. Boston lettuce
   • 2007 June 13, Florence Fabricant, “A New Yogurt Maker, With an Eye on Earth”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     Satur Farms in Cutchogue, N.Y., grows lush heads of herbaceous, velvety tender green and red butterhead lettuce, picking them daily and trucking them to several New York markets, including Fresh Direct, where they are $3.29 each, and Gourmet Garage, $3.99.