: 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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Menu items offer fresh greens options that include kale and romaine in its Kale Caesar salad.
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Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 8 Dec. 2025
After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.
—Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.
—CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Order the deluxe martini with gin or vodka, extra-dry vermouth, and olives or a twist; pair with truffle fries and the hearts of romaine Caesar, available on special request from the restaurant, all as classic as the setting itself.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
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Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 8 Dec. 2025
After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galapagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.
—Jaimie Ding, Fortune, 25 Nov. 2025
After more than a century of munching on her favorite foods of romaine lettuce and cactus fruit, beloved Galápagos tortoise Gramma, the oldest resident of the San Diego Zoo, has died.
—CBS News, 25 Nov. 2025
Order the deluxe martini with gin or vodka, extra-dry vermouth, and olives or a twist; pair with truffle fries and the hearts of romaine Caesar, available on special request from the restaurant, all as classic as the setting itself.
—Melinda Sheckells, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for romaine
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“Romaine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/romaine. Accessed 18 Dec. 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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