英语词汇romaine lettuce的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

词汇	romaine lettuce
词源	romaine lettuce. The French believed that this tall, upright lettuce with ribbed leaves was first cultivated by the Romans and named it latique (lettuce) romaine, soon shortening this to “romaine” alone. But the lettuce is also called Cos, after the Greek island where some botanists say the variety was first grown centuries ago.
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