romaine
noun /rəʊˈmeɪn/
/rəʊˈmeɪn/
(North American English) (British English also cos lettuce)
[countable, uncountable]- a type of lettuce with long, narrow leaves that form a tall headOxford Collocations DictionaryRomaine is used before these nouns:
- lettuce
Word Originearly 20th cent.: from French, feminine of romain ‘Roman’.