let·tuce

(lĕt′əs)

a. Any of various plants of the genus Lactuca of the composite family, especially L. sativa, cultivated for its 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 lactūca, from lac, lact-, milk (from its milky juice); see melg- in Indo-European roots.]

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lettuce

(ˈlɛtɪs)

1. (Plants) any of various plants of the genus Lactuca, esp L. sativa, which is cultivated in many varieties for its large edible leaves: family Asteraceae (composites)

2. (Plants) the leaves of any of these varieties, which are eaten in salads

3. (Plants) any of various plants that resemble true lettuce, such as lamb's lettuce and sea lettuce

[C13: probably from Old French laitues, pl of laitue, from Latin lactūca, from lac- milk, because of its milky juice]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

let•tuce

(ˈlɛt ɪs)

n.

1. a cultivated composite plant, Lactuca sativa, occurring in many varieties and having succulent leaves used for salads.

2. the leaves of this plant.

3. any species of Lactuca.

4. Slang. paper money; cash.

[1250–1300; Middle English letuse, appar. < Old French laitues, pl. of laitue < Latin lactūca a lettuce]

salad

– lettuce

1. 'salad'

A salad is a mixture of cold or uncooked vegetables. You can eat it on its own or with other foods.

For lunch she had a salad of tomato, onion and cucumber.

I made some potato salad for the picnic.

2. 'lettuce'

A salad usually includes the large green leaves of a vegetable called a lettuce /'letɪs/. Don't refer to this vegetable as a 'salad'.

Tear the lettuce into small pieces and mix it with the dressing.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	lettuce - informal terms for money boodle, clams, dinero, gelt, kale, lolly, lucre, moolah, pelf, shekels, simoleons, wampum, loot, dough, bread, cabbage, sugar, scratch money - the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us"
	2.	lettuce - 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.	lettuce - 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

lettuce

noun

Slang. Something, such as coins or printed bills, used as a medium of exchange:

cash, currency, lucre, money.

Informal: wampum.

Slang: bread, cabbage, dough, gelt, green, jack, long green, mazuma, moola, scratch.

Chiefly British: brass.

Translations

خَسخَسٌّ

hlávkový salátsalát

salatsalathoved

Kopfsalat Salat Blattsalat

μαρούλι

lechuga

lehtisalaattisalaatinlehti

laitue salade

חסה

salata

fejes salátafejessalátasaláta

salat

lattuga

レタス

상추

lactuca

salota

salāti

hlávkový šalát

zelena solata

sallat

ผักกาดที่ใส่ในสลัด

marul

rau diếp

生菜莴苣

lettuce

[ˈletɪs] N → lechuga f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

lettuce

[ˈlɛtɪs] n

(= salad leaves) → salade f

(= plant) → laitue flet-up [ˈlɛtʌp] n (= respite) → répit m
a let-up in sth → un répit dans qch
There was no sign of a let-up in the fighting → Il n'y avait aucun signe d'un répit dans les combats.

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

lettuce

n → Kopfsalat m; (genus) → Lattich m

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

lettuce

[ˈlɛtɪs] n → lattuga

lettuce

(ˈletis) noun

a type of green plant with large leaves used as a salad.

lettuce

→ خَسٌّ hlávkový salát salat Blattsalat μαρούλι lechuga lehtisalaatti laitue salata lattuga レタス 상추 sla salat sałata alface салат-латук sallat ผักกาดที่ใส่ในสลัด marul rau diếp 生菜

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So exceedingly that he with biting sarcasm informs his mother, in the confidential moments when he sups with her off a lobster and lettuce in the Old Street Road, that he is afraid the office is hardly good enough for swells, and that if he had known there was a swell coming, he would have got it painted.

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There was a pretty garden around the house, where blue trees and blue flowers grew in abundance and in one place were beds of blue cabbages, blue carrots and blue lettuce, all of which were delicious to eat.

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