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cos lettuce

cos lettuce noun: synonym of romaine lettuce, a long-leaved variety of lettuce.

Noun (1)

cos lettuce (countable and uncountable, plural cos lettuces)

  1. (UK) Synonym of romaine lettuce, a long-leaved variety of lettuce.
    Synonyms:
    romaine lettuce

Noun (2) capitalized: Cos lettuce

Cos lettuce (uncountable)

  1. (UK) Alternative letter-case form of cos lettuce, romaine lettuce.

Synonyms of cos lettuce

Forms of cos lettuce

pluralcos lettuces
alternative formCos lettuce

Origin of cos lettuce

Uncertain. Variously derived from Cos, an alternative spelling of the Greek island of Kos, or from Arabic خس (ḵass, “lettuce”).

From the supposed origin of cos lettuce with reference to the Greek island of Kos.

Questions about cos lettuce

What does cos lettuce mean?
Cos lettuce means synonym of romaine lettuce, a long-leaved variety of lettuce.
What part of speech is cos lettuce?
Cos lettuce is a noun.
What is the plural of cos lettuce?
The plural of cos lettuce is cos lettuces.

Words near cos lettuce in the dictionary

  1. Corzines
  2. Corzo
  3. Corzos
  4. cos
  5. Cos Cob
  6. cos lettuce
  7. cos lettuces
  8. cos.
  9. Cosa Nostra
  10. Cosabo
  11. Cosabos

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