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. uncountable The leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable; as a dish often mixed with other ingredients, dressing etc.
- n. uncountable, US, slang : Folding money, also called cabbage, due to the green color of both US currency and the vegetables.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Bot.) 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. slang 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
- From Middle English letuse, of uncertain precise origin; related to Old French laitue, from Latin lactūca ("lettuce"), from lac ("milk"). (Wiktionary)
- 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. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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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Interesting words
A list of words that are odd or words that I have looked up.
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IMCO - EU nomenclature
includes words of the "Prodcom list"
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food collection
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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
vegan food list of 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, s...tofu, hummus, falafel, cookie, soy, nuts, fruit, burrito, veggie burger, soy cheese, rice, pasta and 52 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 ...
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 41 more...
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Unfortunately Necessary Words
Words we have to use all the time, but that doesn't mean they sound good. In fact, they kind of suck. See also this list.
milk, cheese, neck, teeth, moist, dry, skin, head, feet, mouth, frankly, hair and 97 more...
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eggplantia5's Words
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Groceries
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spoon
being items relating to food, cooking and the kitchen.
spoon, fork, beef, slice, dozen, eggs, simmer, broil, salad, soup, stock, lard and 287 more...
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Two years
Okay, I admit it. I made a list of words my daughter knew when she was two years old.
bat, baba, a, abalone, about, acorn, adrienne, after, again, airplane, alison, all and 694 more...
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mandarine's Words
antepenultimate, metonymy, synecdoche, pop, kern, inherit, clique, scrumptious, macerate, murmur, kerning, veranda and 1068 more...
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food
food, chef, spice, salt, sugar, pumpkin, apples, fruit, vegetable, savory, soup, sauce and 280 more...
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circumscribe
silty, lettuce, ingratiate, circumscribe, defection, fastidious, indolently, mitigate, inwardness, twined, deference, mottled and 100 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for lettuce.
fbharjo It gets milkier and milkier as it flakes! Jun 26, 2012
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