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Lactuca sativa
(gcide) | Lettuce \Let"tuce\ (l[e^]t"t[i^]s), n. [OE. letuce, prob.
through Old French from some Late Latin derivative of L.
lactuca lettuce, which, according to Varro, is fr. lac,
lactis, milk, on account of the milky white juice which flows
from it when it is cut: cf. F. laitue. Cf. Lacteal,
Lactucic.]
1. (Bot.) A composite plant of the genus Lactuca ({Lactuca
sativa}), the leaves of which are used as salad. Plants of
this genus yield a milky juice, from which lactucarium is
obtained. The commonest wild lettuce of the United States
is Lactuca Canadensis.
[1913 Webster]
2. United States currency; dollar bills; greenbacks. [slang]
[PJC]
Hare's lettuce, Lamb's lettuce. See under Hare, and
Lamb.
Lettuce opium. See Lactucarium.
Sea lettuce, certain papery green seaweeds of the genus
Ulva.
[1913 Webster] |
Lactuca sativa
(gcide) | celtuce \celtuce\ n.
1. a type of lettuce (Lactuca sativa asparagina) valued
especially for its edible stems.
Syn: stem lettuce, Lactuca sativa asparagina.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. a salad green having characteristics of both lettuce and
celery; stems eaten either raw or cooked.
[WordNet 1.5] |
lactuca sativa
(wn) | Lactuca sativa
n 1: annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves
used in salads; widely grown [syn: garden lettuce,
common lettuce, Lactuca sativa] |
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Lactuca sativa
(gcide) | Lettuce \Let"tuce\ (l[e^]t"t[i^]s), n. [OE. letuce, prob.
through Old French from some Late Latin derivative of L.
lactuca lettuce, which, according to Varro, is fr. lac,
lactis, milk, on account of the milky white juice which flows
from it when it is cut: cf. F. laitue. Cf. Lacteal,
Lactucic.]
1. (Bot.) A composite plant of the genus Lactuca ({Lactuca
sativa}), the leaves of which are used as salad. Plants of
this genus yield a milky juice, from which lactucarium is
obtained. The commonest wild lettuce of the United States
is Lactuca Canadensis.
[1913 Webster]
2. United States currency; dollar bills; greenbacks. [slang]
[PJC]
Hare's lettuce, Lamb's lettuce. See under Hare, and
Lamb.
Lettuce opium. See Lactucarium.
Sea lettuce, certain papery green seaweeds of the genus
Ulva.
[1913 Webster]celtuce \celtuce\ n.
1. a type of lettuce (Lactuca sativa asparagina) valued
especially for its edible stems.
Syn: stem lettuce, Lactuca sativa asparagina.
[WordNet 1.5]
2. a salad green having characteristics of both lettuce and
celery; stems eaten either raw or cooked.
[WordNet 1.5] |
lactuca sativa asparagina
(wn) | Lactuca sativa asparagina
n 1: lettuce valued especially for its edible stems [syn:
celtuce, stem lettuce, Lactuca sativa asparagina] |
lactuca sativa capitata
(wn) | Lactuca sativa capitata
n 1: distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that
develop into a compact ball [syn: head lettuce, {Lactuca
sativa capitata}] |
lactuca sativa crispa
(wn) | Lactuca sativa crispa
n 1: distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves
forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a
compact head [syn: leaf lettuce, Lactuca sativa crispa] |
lactuca sativa longifolia
(wn) | Lactuca sativa longifolia
n 1: lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves [syn: {cos
lettuce}, romaine lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia] |
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