: 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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The giraffes are also fed greens, including kale, romaine and endive lettuce.
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Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
Arrange beet slices and apple wedges next to romaine.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 16 June 2025
Choose heartier greens such as romaine and radicchio here.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2025
This delicious salad is packed with bold flavor thanks to smoky-spiced corn kernels and a jalapeño ranch dressing, perfectly balanced by bites of creamy avocado and crisp romaine.
—Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 8 July 2025
Arrange beet slices and apple wedges next to romaine.
—Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 16 June 2025
Choose heartier greens such as romaine and radicchio here.
—Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 June 2025
This delicious salad is packed with bold flavor thanks to smoky-spiced corn kernels and a jalapeño ranch dressing, perfectly balanced by bites of creamy avocado and crisp romaine.
—Ronny Maye, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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“Romaine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/romaine. Accessed 6 Aug. 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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