lettuce

Noun

Meaning

A composite plant of the genus Lactuca (L. 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 L. Canadensis.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cabbage lolly sugar bread scratch dough loot kale moolah gelt lucre boodle pelf wampum dinero

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Antonyms

debt poverty obligation liability arrears charge card

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Hypernyms

herb money plant salad greens herbaceous plant salad green

Hyponyms

iceberg cos romaine lettuce celtuce cos lettuce romaine

Phrases with the word

butter lettuce devil's lettuce red leaf lettuce cabbage lettuce green leaf lettuce iceberg lettuce substitute

Anagrams

culette

Examples

Lettuce is like conversation; it must be fresh and crisp, so sparkling that you scarcely notice the bitter in it. Charles Dudley Warner

I care not who hoes the lettuce of my country if I can eat the salad! F. Scott Fitzgerald

I don't want you to get the wrong idea, not all liberals smoke lettuce. Tré Cool

What! give the lettuce in charge to the geese! Danish Proverb

Like lips, like lettuce. Italian Proverb

The gardener's dog does not eat lettuce and will not let others eat it. Italian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

lettrist lettrure lettsomite lettuce aphid lettuce edge lettuce edging