lettuce

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Lactuca sativa, common lettuce, garden lettuce

annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown

Lactuca sativa longifolia, cos lettuce, romaine lettuce

lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves

Lactuca sativa capitata, head lettuce

distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball

Lactuca sativa crispa, leaf lettuce

distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a compact head

Lactuca sativa asparagina, celtuce, stem lettuce

lettuce valued especially for its edible stems

Type of:

herb, herbaceous plant

a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

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butterhead lettuce

lettuce with relatively soft leaves in a loose head; easily broken or bruised

crisphead lettuce, iceberg, iceberg lettuce

lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head

cos, cos lettuce, romaine, romaine lettuce

lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head

leaf lettuce, loose-leaf lettuce

lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head

buttercrunch

lettuce with delicate and relatively crunchy leaves

Bibb lettuce

lettuce with relatively crisp leaves

Boston lettuce

lettuce with relatively soft leaves

Type of:

salad green, salad greens

greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads

Synonyms:

boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum

Type of:

money

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender