: 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 outbreak — which killed one person and sickened at least 88 more — was linked to romaine lettuce and spanned at least 15 states, including Missouri and Indiana.
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Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The first cases were detected in early November 2024 stemming from romaine lettuce consumed at a high school in St. Louis County, according to the report.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Include dark, leafy green vegetables, such as kale, spinach, and romaine lettuce.
—Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2025
In a medium bowl toss romaine with reserved lemon juice and olive oil.
—Yakir Levy, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
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Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 24 Apr. 2025
The first cases were detected in early November 2024 stemming from romaine lettuce consumed at a high school in St. Louis County, according to the report.
—Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 17 Apr. 2025
Include dark, leafy green vegetables, such as kale, spinach, and romaine lettuce.
—Vanessa Caceres, Verywell Health, 8 Apr. 2025
In a medium bowl toss romaine with reserved lemon juice and olive oil.
—Yakir Levy, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Romaine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/romaine. Accessed 7 May. 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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