Lactuca sativa capitata

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1.Lactuca sativa capitata - distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ballhead lettucebutterhead lettuce - lettuce with relatively soft leaves in a loose head; easily broken or bruisedcrisphead lettuce, iceberg lettuce, iceberg - lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head; "iceberg is still the most popular lettuce"genus Lactuca, Lactuca - an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettucelettuce - any of various plants of the genus Lactuca