| 词汇 | bibb lettuce |
| 词源 | Bibb lettuce. An amateur gardener named John B. Bibb de- veloped Bibb lettuce in his backyard garden in Frankfort, Ken- tucky, about 1850, and the variety has been an American fa- vorite ever since. Bibb is the most famous and best of what are called butterhead lettuces, having a tight small head of dark green color and a wonderful flavor. Because the variety is in- clined to bolt in hot weather, a summer Bibb is now offered by nurserymen for the home garden. Several kinds of lettuce are named after their developers, including blackseeded Simpson, a loose-leaf variety. The vegetable can be traced back to ancient India and Central Asia, but takes its name from the Latin word lac, meaning silk, the Romans favoring lettuce for its milky juice and calling it lactuce. Bibb is not often found in the mar- ket, the most popular sellers in the United States being iceberg lettuce, a heading variety, and loose-leaf Boston lettuce. |
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