butterhead
noun [ C or U ] uk/ˈbʌt.ə.hed/ us/ˈbʌt̬.ɚ.hed/ (also butterhead lettuce)
结球莴苣;结球生菜
a type of lettuce (= green salad vegetable) with soft, round leaves and a sweet flavour
Butterhead has more loosely furled leaves than crisphead. 结球生菜的叶子比卷心莴苣的叶子更松散。
Serve with a mustard dressing and some shredded butterhead lettuce. 与芥末酱和一些切碎的黄油头生菜一起食用。
Synonym: butter lettuce
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- Butterheads, romaines, and crispheads should be harvested when the head begins to form.
- Lettuce, particularly the butterhead varieties, is not difficult to grow.
- I remember when people used to drench butterhead leaves in large blobs of salad cream.