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Kos
36.8959°N 27.2905°E · Q187027
2 English words in this atlas trace back to Kos. It sits in Greece.
cosnoun · 17th century
Well attestedOne lettuce is named for a Greek island and the other for Rome.
Cos lettuce takes its name from the island of Kos. The same plant is called romaine in French and American usage, after Rome.
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cos lettucenoun · 17th century
ProbableOne lettuce, named for a Greek island in Britain and for Rome in America.
English gardeners took the name from Kos in the Aegean, where the plant was said to have been collected, while French and American usage credits Rome and the papal gardens instead. Neither route is firmly documented, and the lettuce probably reached Europe from Egypt and the Near East.
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