butterleaf

English

Etymology

From butter +‎ leaf.

Noun

butterleaf (uncountable)

1. (often attributive) A kind of lettuce with a delicate buttery flavour.
   • 2008 April 9, Mark Bittman, “Quickly and Easily, a Touch of Elegance”, in New York Times‎^[1]:

     This will not be a problem if you use a butterleaf lettuce like Bibb, or possibly the inner leaves of romaine or cabbage (it depends on the particular head).