English

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Etymology

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From butter +‎ leaf.

Noun

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butterleaf (uncountable)

  1. (often attributive) A kind of lettuce with a delicate buttery flavour.
    • 2008 April 9, Mark Bittman, “Quickly and Easily, a Touch of Elegance”, in New York Times[1]:
      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).
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