: a lettuce that belongs to a cultivar of garden lettuce (Lactuca sativa var. longifolia) and has long crisp leaves and columnar heads
called also cos lettuce
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The dish, which is beg enough for two to share, comes with wafer thin Chinese pancakes and a platter heaped with romaine salad, sambals, herbs, wasabi kosho and yuzu.
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Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
At the base of our burger bowl is crunchy romaine lettuce, providing lots of vitamin K that’s essential for blood clotting and bones.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 16 Aug. 2025
It’s then packed alongside romaine, tomatoes, red onion and tzatziki.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
Any greens work great here, but my family loves the crunchiness of iceberg and romaine here.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
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Katie Kelly Bell, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
At the base of our burger bowl is crunchy romaine lettuce, providing lots of vitamin K that’s essential for blood clotting and bones.
—Bethany Thayer, Freep.com, 16 Aug. 2025
It’s then packed alongside romaine, tomatoes, red onion and tzatziki.
—Carolyn Burt, Oc Register, 5 Aug. 2025
Any greens work great here, but my family loves the crunchiness of iceberg and romaine here.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Romaine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/romaine. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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romaine
noun
ro·maine
rō-ˈmān 
: a lettuce with a tall loose head of long crisp leaves
called also romaine lettuce
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