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lettuce
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let·tuce  (lts)
n.
1.
a. Any of various plants of the genus Lactuca, especially L. sativa, cultivated for their edible leaves.
b. The leaves of L. sativa, used especially in salads.
2. Slang Paper money.

[Middle English lettuse, from Old French laitues, pl. of laitue, from Latin lactca, from lac, lact-, milk (from its milky juice); see melg- in Indo-European roots.]

lettuce
Noun
a plant cultivated for its large edible leaves, which are used in salads [Latin lactuca, from lac milk, because of its milky juice]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lettucelettuce - informal terms for money            
money - the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us"
2.lettucelettuce - any of various plants of the genus Lactuca
genus Lactuca, Lactuca - an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce
common lettuce, garden lettuce, Lactuca sativa - annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown
cos lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, romaine lettuce - lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves
head lettuce, Lactuca sativa capitata - distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball
Lactuca sativa crispa, leaf lettuce - distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a compact head
celtuce, Lactuca sativa asparagina, stem lettuce - lettuce valued especially for its edible stems
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
3.lettucelettuce - leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa
salad green, salad greens - greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads
butterhead lettuce - lettuce with relatively soft leaves in a loose head; easily broken or bruised
crisphead lettuce, iceberg lettuce, iceberg - lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head; "iceberg is still the most popular lettuce"
romaine, romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce - lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head
loose-leaf lettuce, leaf lettuce - lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head
common lettuce, garden lettuce, Lactuca sativa - annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown
Translations

lettuce [ˈlɛtɪs] nlechuga
lettuce [ˈlɛtɪs] nlaitue f, salade f
lettuce [ˈlɛtɪs] nKopfsalat m
lettuce [ˈlɛtɪs] nlattuga, insalata

lettuce
n lettuce [ˈletis]
a type of green plant with large leaves used as a salad. slaai, blaarslaaiخَسмаруляsalát (hlávkový)salathovedder Kopfsalatμαρούλιlechugaaedsalatکاهوlehtisalaattilaitueחַסָהसलादsalata(fejes) salátadaun seladasalatlattugaレタス(양)상치salota(lapu) salātipokok saladslasalatsałataalfacelăptucăсалат-латукhlávkový šalátendivijazelena salatasallat, salladผักสลัดmarul萵苣салат-латукکاہو کے پتےcây rau diếp

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