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buttercrunch

buttercrunch noun: a mild lettuce, Lactuca sativa.

Noun

buttercrunch (uncountable)

  1. A mild lettuce, Lactuca sativa.
    • Or switch to heat-tolerant lettuces, like oak leaf and buttercrunch.2008 April 17, Anne Raver, “Meet the Endive Before Eating It”, in New York Times

Origin of buttercrunch

From butter + crunch.

Questions about buttercrunch

What does buttercrunch mean?
Buttercrunch means a mild lettuce, Lactuca sativa.
What part of speech is buttercrunch?
Buttercrunch is a noun.

Words near buttercrunch in the dictionary

  1. Buttercrambe with Bossall
  2. buttercream
  3. buttercreams
  4. buttercross
  5. buttercrosses
  6. buttercrunch
  7. buttercup
  8. buttercup anemone
  9. buttercup anemones
  10. buttercup squash
  11. buttercup squashes

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