: 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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Add more fresh vegetables, especially leafy greens (e.g., kale, spinach, romaine lettuce), fruits, nuts, and oily fish.
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Peter Weiss, Verywell Health, 13 May 2025
Top romaine with papaya, jicama and cucumber pieces and with rest of dressing.
—Yakir Levy, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
Cylindrical towers of romaine or layers of chicory are a way for chefs to maintain textural integrity and add a little pageantry — but the spectacle doesn’t always make for smooth eating.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 9 May 2025
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—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 7 May 2025
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Peter Weiss, Verywell Health, 13 May 2025
Top romaine with papaya, jicama and cucumber pieces and with rest of dressing.
—Yakir Levy, Oc Register, 2 Apr. 2025
Cylindrical towers of romaine or layers of chicory are a way for chefs to maintain textural integrity and add a little pageantry — but the spectacle doesn’t always make for smooth eating.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 9 May 2025
Become a Subscriber Eating romaine lettuce is especially a gamble right now.
—Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 7 May 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 29 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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