lettuce
nounEtymology
From Middle English letuse, of uncertain precise origin, probably from the plural form Old French laitues, derived from Latin lactūca (“lettuce”), from lac (“milk”), because of the milky fluid in its stalks. Replaced Old English lēahtric. (money): Likely from the green color of US banknotes.
Definitions
An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green or purple…
An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green or purple leaves.
The leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable
The leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable; as a dish often mixed with other ingredients, dressing etc.
- I’ll have a ham sandwich with lettuce and tomato.
United States paper currency
United States paper currency; dollars.
- To steady himself he counts the money left in his wallet. Seventy-three; today was payday. Fingering so much lettuce strengthens his nerves.
- Twenty dollars an hour? That's a lot of lettuce!
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A strong yellow-green color, like that of lettuce (also called lettuce green).
Marijuana.
Long, curly hair, as worn by followers of bro culture.
The neighborhood
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Derived
asparagus lettuce, bibb lettuce, Boston lettuce, butterhead lettuce, cabbage lettuce, celery lettuce, celtuce, chalk lettuce, Chinese lettuce, cos lettuce, devil's lettuce, green leaf lettuce, hare's lettuce, iceberg lettuce, lamb's lettuce, lettuce-bird, lettuce edge, lettuce edging, lettuce hem, lettuce keeper, lettuce leaf, lettuceless, lettucelike, lettuce opium, lettuce sea slug, lettuce trim, lettucey, miner's lettuce, nut lettuce, prickly lettuce, purple lettuce, Romaine lettuce, sand lettuce, sea lettuce, slender sea lettuce, stem lettuce, water lettuce, water-lettuce, white lettuce, wild lettuce
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for lettuce. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA