iceberg lettuce

noun

: any of various crisp light green lettuces that when mature have the leaves arranged in a compact head

Examples of iceberg lettuce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Supplier Taylor Farms de Mexico has recalled iceberg lettuce sourced from central Mexico from the US market. — Blake Ellis, CNN Money, 20 July 2026

The Food and Drug Administration said Sunday that a laboratory finding showing cyclospora contamination in a sample of shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms de Mexico was a false positive. — Lena H. Sun, Washington Post, 20 July 2026

Officials on July 18 had said that a sample of shredded iceberg lettuce supplied by Taylor Farms tested positive for the parasitic illness that has sickened thousands of people in the United States. — Reuters, USA Today, 20 July 2026

Last week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warned consumers against eating iceberg lettuce from Taco Bell locations in Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, and West Virginia over potential cyclospora contamination. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 20 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for iceberg lettuce

• metis

Kids Definition

iceberg lettuce

noun

: a lettuce with a tight round head of light green crisp leaves