Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of various plants of the genus Lactuca, especially L. sativa, cultivated for their edible leaves.
- n. The leaves of L. sativa, used especially in salads.
- n. Slang Paper money.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A garden-herb, Lactuca sativa, a hardy annual, extensively cultivated for use as a salad. It is believed by some to be derived from
L. Scariola (including L. virosa). There are many varieties of the garden-plant, which may be grouped as cabbagelettuces, low forms with depressed cabbage-like heads, and Cos lettuces, erect-growing varieties having the head long and tapering downward. - n. Any plant of the genus Lactuca; also, a plant having some resemblance to Lactuca.
- n. In America, Lactuca Canadensis. Also called trumpetweed and trumpet-milkweed.
- n. Sometimes the same as blue lettuce.
Wiktionary
- n. An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green and/or purple leaves.
- n. The leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable; as a dish often mixed with other ingredients, dressing etc.
- n. : Folding money, also called cabbage, due to the green color of both US currency and the vegetables.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. A composite plant of the genus Lactuca (Lactuca sativa), the leaves of which are used as salad. Plants of this genus yield a milky juice, from which lactucarium is obtained. The commonest wild lettuce of the United States is Lactuca Canadensis.
- n. United States currency; dollar bills; greenbacks.
WordNet 3.0
- n. informal terms for money
- n. leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa
- n. any of various plants of the genus Lactuca
Etymologies
- 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.
Examples
“There are numerous varieties of lettuce, but these may be reduced to the two kinds shown in Fig. 2, _leaf lettuce_ on the right and _head lettuce_ on the left.”
Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 2: Milk, Butter and Cheese; Eggs; Vegetables
“Yes, with the help of the mighty 6-pack, I should be eating fresh lettuce from the garden next week.”
“Or order the dish you wrap in lettuce before eating?”
“However, the strawberries lasted less than an hour, and I actually had to buy more romaine lettuce from the store (not as crispy, alas.)”
“Add in lettuce, raisins and chopped walnuts and mix until all ingredients are well distributed and no streaks of flour remain.”
“Iceberg lettuce is definitely the best choice for these, as it is light, crispy and breaks down easily.”
“Another way to serve it as a snack is to roll it in lettuce leaves, folded like little tacos.”
“Vegetables and fruits are the most hydrating (lettuce is 95 percent water).”
“Lentil patties, rucola and lettuce from the windowsill, cherry tomatoes, feta rolled in black and pink pepper, bell pepper and vinaigrette (balsamico and olive oil) in the bear cup.”
“Lentil patties, rucola and lettuce from the windowsill, cherry tomatoes, feta rolled in black and pink pepper, bell pepper and vinaigrette (balsamico and olive oil) in the bear [...]”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘lettuce’.
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food collection
bread, peel, pot, chorizo, Filet, olive, fill, Phyllo, dough, bake, mat, pinot and 988 more...
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Open List - Madeupical Pasta Varieties
Made up names for types of pastas, beginning with iPadini, initiated on the day of the launch of this Apple computer device.
Many of the terms herein are plays on words for pasta shape...iPadini, beercanetti, growtini, forgettoni, regretti, landscapellini, vermifugelini, vermifugeloni, Draculacapellini, fedexelini, fusilli lungfishi, butchatini and 116 more...
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vegan
basic vegan food or types of vegan food you've had and liked.
( food, cuisine, eating, health, vegan, vegetarian, animal rights, anti-cruelty, no meat, herbivore, shopping, groceries )tofu, hummus, falafel, ice cream, cookie, soy, nuts, fruit, burrito, veggie burger, soy cheese, rice and 27 more...
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anais
basket, bag, lettuce, cilantro, lemon, soda, coke, whimsy, water, avocado, hat
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Galactic Milk - words that lead the whey
conjectures on words related to the roots melg- and (ga)lakts-
galaxy, galena, milch, milk, lettuce, lactic, galenious, moojuice, galax, lactalbumin, emulsion, milch cow and 29 more...
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money
words for currency
money, cheddar, beans, cheese, cash, gwap, cream, brass, cake, bread, scratch, sugar and 7 more...
Prolagus It's correct spelling is "its". :) Dec 9, 2009
chefjulianin It's literal translation is milky. Dec 9, 2009
bilby
The country vegetables scorn
To lie about in shops,
They stand upright as they were born
In neatly-patterned crops;
And when you want your dinner you
Don't buy it from a shelf,
You find a lettuce fresh with dew
And pull it for yourself ...
- Eleanor Farjeon, 'Vegetables'. Nov 12, 2008
bilby WeirdNet! Nov 12, 2008