[syn: crisphead lettuce, iceberg lettuce, iceberg]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Iceberg \Ice"berg`\, n. [Prob. of Scand. origin; cf. Dan.
iisbierg, Sw. isberg, properly, a mountain of ice. See Ice,
and Berg.]
A large mass of ice, generally floating in the ocean.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Icebergs are large detached portions of glaciers, which
in cold regions often project into the sea.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
iceberg
n 1: a large mass of ice floating at sea; usually broken off of
a polar glacier [syn: iceberg, berg]
2: lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a
firm head; "iceberg is still the most popular lettuce" [syn:
crisphead lettuce, iceberg lettuce, iceberg]