Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various plants of the genus Lactuca of the composite family, especially L. sativa, cultivated for its edible leaves.
- noun The leaves of L. sativa, used especially in salads.
- noun Slang Paper money.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A garden-herb, Lactuca sativa, a hardy annual, extensively cultivated for use as a salad.
- noun Any plant of the genus Lactuca; also, a plant having some resemblance to Lactuca.
- noun In America, Lactuca Canadensis. Also called
trumpetweed and trumpet-milkweed. - noun Sometimes the same as
blue lettuce .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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 isLactuca Canadensis . - noun slang United States currency; dollar bills; greenbacks.
- noun See under
Hare , andLamb . - noun See
Lactucarium . - noun certain papery green seaweeds of the genus Ulva.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun An
edible plant , Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head ofgreen and/or purpleleaves . - noun uncountable The leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a
vegetable ; as a dish often mixed with other ingredients, dressing etc. - noun uncountable, US, slang : Folding money, also called
cabbage , due to the green color of both US currency and the vegetables.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun informal terms for money
- noun leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa
- noun any of various plants of the genus Lactuca
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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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
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Another way to serve it as a snack is to roll it in lettuce leaves, folded like little tacos.
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Add in lettuce, raisins and chopped walnuts and mix until all ingredients are well distributed and no streaks of flour remain.
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Another way to serve it as a snack is to roll it in lettuce leaves, folded like little tacos.
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Iceberg lettuce is definitely the best choice for these, as it is light, crispy and breaks down easily.
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However, the strawberries lasted less than an hour, and I actually had to buy more romaine lettuce from the store (not as crispy, alas.)
Day in the Life of an Idiot lyda222 2009
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Yes, with the help of the mighty 6-pack, I should be eating fresh lettuce from the garden next week.
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Iceberg lettuce is definitely the best choice for these, as it is light, crispy and breaks down easily.
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Or order the dish you wrap in lettuce before eating?
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Add in lettuce, raisins and chopped walnuts and mix until all ingredients are well distributed and no streaks of flour remain.
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One club-owner referred to this section of his clientele as “the lettuce”: “It’s like making a salad. What’s the most important ingredient, the biggest ingredient? Lettuce. That’s our affluent New Yorkers, guys with small bills of three to five thousand.”
The secret economics of a VIP party The Economist 2020
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On the Monterey Peninsula side of the “lettuce curtain” (as the invisible barrier separating Salinas from richer neighboring towns is often called) are exclusive beach communities, famous golf courses such as Pebble Beach, and a thriving tourism industry; on the opposite end of the highway, a working-class city with a poverty rate well above the state average.
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One club-owner referred to this section of his clientele as “the lettuce”: “It’s like making a salad. What’s the most important ingredient, the biggest ingredient? Lettuce. That’s our affluent New Yorkers, guys with small bills of three to five thousand.”
The secret economics of a VIP party The Economist 2020
bilby commented on the word lettuce
WeirdNet!
November 12, 2008
bilby commented on the word lettuce
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'.
November 12, 2008
chefjulianin commented on the word lettuce
It's literal translation is milky.
December 9, 2009
Prolagus commented on the word lettuce
It's correct spelling is "its". :)
December 9, 2009
fbharjo commented on the word lettuce
It gets milkier and milkier as it flakes!
June 26, 2012