lactuca sativa capitata(n = noun.plant) head lettuce - distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball;
is a kind of lettuce
has parts: butterhead lettuce, crisphead lettuce, iceberg, iceberg lettuce
is a member of genus lactuca, lactuca

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