iceberg lettuce

noun

: any of various crisp light green lettuces that when mature have the leaves arranged in a compact head

Examples of iceberg lettuce in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Arugula, in lieu of more traditional iceberg lettuce, adds peppery bite. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 22 Mar. 2026 Each factor on its own might not seem like a lot, but their cumulative effect has left many people thinking twice about iceberg lettuce. — Audrey Bruno, SELF, 24 Nov. 2025 Her refrigerator is full of iceberg lettuce, ranch dressing and Diet Coke. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026 These cute lettuce heads are cultivated in California and Arizona using a unique seed variety that's bred to produce petite iceberg lettuce. — Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 6 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for iceberg lettuce

Word History

First Known Use

1893, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of iceberg lettuce was in 1893

Rhymes for iceberg lettuce

See All Rhymes for iceberg lettuce

Browse Nearby Words

iceberg
iceberg lettuce
ice bird
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Iceberg lettuce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iceberg%20lettuce. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

Copy Citation

Kids Definition

iceberg lettuce

noun
: a lettuce with a tight round head of light green crisp leaves
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

'A' or 'an'? What about before 'h'? An Indefinite Article Guide

Why is '-ed' sometimes pronounced at the end of a word?

Commonly Misspelled Words

How to Use Em Dashes (—), En Dashes (–) , and Hyphens (-)
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List

One-Word Oxymorons: Bittersweet, Spendthrift, and More

Ten Words Ending with a Silent ‘T’

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Is that lie 'bald-faced' or 'bold-faced'?

14 Phobias You Probably Haven't Heard Of

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
hangman letters and game
Hangman Lightning Round Figure out which word fits in the blanks.
See All