butterleaf
nounEtymology From butter + leaf.
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Often A kind of lettuce with a delicate buttery flavour.
- This will not be a problem if you use a butterleaf lettuce like Bibb, or possibly the inner leaves of romaine or cabbage (it depends on the particular head).2008 April 9, Mark Bittman, “Quickly and Easily, a Touch of Elegance”, in New York Times: