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Lettuce

/ˈlɛtəs/

An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green and/or purple leaves.

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noun
  1. 1

    An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green and/or purple leaves.

  2. 2

    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."

  3. 3

    United States paper currency; dollars.

    "Twelve dollars an hour? That's a lot of lettuce!"

  4. 4

    A strong yellow-green colour, like that of lettuce (also called lettuce green).

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