noun
- a type of lettuce with soft, tender leaves and a loose head, often used in salads
Usage: also called butter lettuce or bibb lettuce; common in culinary contexts
Examples
- The chef selected fresh bibb lettuce for the salad.
- Bibb lettuce has delicate leaves that bruise easily.
- I prefer bibb over iceberg lettuce for its tender texture.
- The farmers market had beautiful heads of bibb available this morning.