'Lettuce' definitions:
Definition of 'lettuce'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Lettuce'
From: GCIDE
- Lettuce \Let"tuce\ (l[e^]t"t[i^]s), n. [OE. letuce, prob. through Old French from some Late Latin derivative of L. lactuca lettuce, which, according to Varro, is fr. lac, lactis, milk, on account of the milky white juice which flows from it when it is cut: cf. F. laitue. Cf. Lacteal, Lactucic.]
- 1. (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. [1913 Webster]
- 2. United States currency; dollar bills; greenbacks. [slang] [PJC]
- Hare's lettuce, Lamb's lettuce. See under Hare, and Lamb.
- Lettuce opium. See Lactucarium.
- Sea lettuce, certain papery green seaweeds of the genus Ulva. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Lettuce'
- Hare's lettuce,
- Lamb's lettuce,
- Lettuce opium,
- Sea lettuce,
- Water lettuce,
- White lettuce,
- bibb lettuce,
- boston lettuce,
- butterhead lettuce,
- common lettuce,
- cos lettuce,
- crisphead lettuce,
- frog's lettuce,
- garden lettuce,
- head lettuce,
- iceberg lettuce,
- indian lettuce,
- lamb lettuce,
- leaf lettuce,
- miner's lettuce,
- prickly lettuce,
- romaine lettuce,
- stem lettuce,
- malheur wire lettuce,
- loose-leaf lettuce,
- sea-lettuce family,
- bacon-lettuce-tomato sandwich