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lettuce.

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

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈlɛt.ɪs/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɛt.əs/General-American, Received-Pronunciation/ˈlɛtus/Philippines/lɛʈˈjuːs/
  1. An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green or purple leaves.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable; as a dish often mixed with other ingredients, dressing etc.

    uncountable
    I’ll have a ham sandwich with lettuce and tomato.
  3. United States paper currency; dollars.

    US · slang · uncountable
    Twenty dollars an hour? That's a lot of lettuce!
  4. A strong yellow-green color, like that of lettuce (also called lettuce green).

    countable · uncountable
  5. Marijuana.

    slang · uncountable
  6. Long, curly hair, as worn by followers of bro culture.

    slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

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.

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