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Definition of Loose-leaf lettuce
1. Noun. Lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head.
Generic synonyms: Lettuce
Group relationships: Lactuca Sativa Crispa, Leaf Lettuce
Lexicographical Neighbors of Loose-leaf Lettuce
Literary usage of Loose-leaf lettuce
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Garden Steps: A Manual for the Amateur in Vegetable Gardening by Ernest Cobb (1917)
"BIG BOSTON LETTUCE Loose-Leaf Lettuce. — loose-leaf lettuce, so called, is pretty
sure to yield enough edible leaves to repay the efforts of the youngest ..."
2. The Book of the Home Garden by Edith Loring Fullerton (1919)
"If you have loose leaf lettuce, you will know it is ready to pick when the plant
has grown large and full in the center. Lettuce sometimes "goes to seed" ..."
3. Practical Gardening: Vegetables and Fruits, Helpful Hints for the Home by Hugh Findlay (1918)
"A mature plant of loose leaf lettuce. FIo. 41.—Both of these heads of lettuce
were planted at the same time. A, Boston Head lettuce going to seed. ..."
4. Productive Plant Husbandry: A Text-book for High Schools, Including Plant by Kary Cadmus Davis (1917)
"Describe the culture of loose-leaf lettuce and head lettuce. 5. Compare the
different forms of lettuce. 6. What vegetables of the early hardy group should ..."
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