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lettuce

[ let-is ]

noun

  1. a cultivated plant, Lactuca sativa, occurring in many varieties and having succulent leaves used for salads.
  2. any species of Lactuca.
  3. Slang. U.S. dollar bills; greenbacks.


lettuce

/ ˈ±ôÉ›³Ùɪ²õ /

noun

  1. 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. the leaves of any of these varieties, which are eaten in salads
  3. any of various plants that resemble true lettuce, such as lamb's lettuce and sea lettuce
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lettuce1

1250–1300; 1925–30 lettuce fordef 3; Middle English letuse, apparently < Old French laitues, plural of laitue < Latin ±ô²¹³¦³ÙÅ«³¦²¹ a lettuce, perhaps derivative of lac, stem lact- milk, with termination as in ±ð°ùÅ«³¦²¹ rocket 2 (or by association with Greek ²µ²¹±ô²¹°ì³Ù´Çû³¦³ó´Ç²õ having milk)
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lettuce1

C13: probably from Old French laitues, pl of laitue, from Latin ±ô²¹³¦³ÙÅ«³¦²¹, from lac- milk, because of its milky juice
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