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iceberg lettuce

–noun
a variety of lettuce having a cabbagelike head of crisp leaves.

Origin:
1890–95
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iceberg lettuce  
n.  A crisp, round, compact head of lettuce with light green, tightly folded leaves.

[From its pale color.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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