buttercrunch

7.5

A tender lettuce with slightly crunchy leaves often used in salads

noun
/ˈbʌtərˌkrʌnʧ/

: lechuga buttercrunch

The salad was fresh and crisp, featuring buttercrunch lettuce as its base.
buttercrunch lettuce

Examples

She topped her sandwich with slices of ripe tomato and crunchy buttercrunch leaves.
"Butterscotch sauce on buttercrunch ice cream, just what you like." "I love when you remember details," said her mother happily.

Fiction book (1990)
More Buttercrunch bib lettuce here and another buttercrunch bib, some Bruni Heber lettuce and some I think that might be some oak leaf.
At the farmer's market, I bought some buttercrunch lettuce known for its sweet flavor.

Synonyms

lettuce

vsbuttercrunch

93 1.0

A leafy green vegetable often eaten raw in salads

is a specific variety that is firmer and relatively crunchy

Boston lettuce

vsbuttercrunch

1 2.5

A type of lettuce with soft, tender leaves often used in salads

is firmer and relatively crunchy rather than very soft

leaf lettuce

vsbuttercrunch

1 2.3

A type of lettuce with loose, curled leaves used in salads

is more compact and firmer, forming a loose head with crunch

butterhead lettuce

vsbuttercrunch

2.5

A type of lettuce with soft, tender leaves that form a loose head

is firmer and has relatively crunchy leaves not just soft

butterhead

vsbuttercrunch

3.1

A lettuce with soft round leaves and a mild buttery taste

is firmer and crisper in texture rather than buttery soft

Surface Forms

buttercrunch singular

buttercrunches plural

Morphology

buttercrunch = butter + crunch (transparent) = butter + crunch

The compound directly combines 'butter' and 'crunch' to describe a lettuce with a tender, slightly buttery yet crisp texture.

Etymology

Buttercrunch is a simple compound of butter and crunch, where butter hints at the soft, 'buttery' feel of the leaves and crunch points to their light, crisp bite. That's why the name helps you remember a lettuce that is tender yet nicely crunchy.