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lettuce

[let-is]

noun

a cultivated plant, Lactuca sativa, occurring in many varieties and having succulent leaves used for salads.

any species of Lactuca.

Slang. U.S. dollar bills; greenbacks.

Origin:
1250–1300; 1925–30 for def. 3; Middle English letuse, apparently < Old French laitues, plural of laitue < Latin lactūca a lettuce, perhaps derivative of lac, stem lact- milk, with termination as in erūca rocket² (or by association with Greek galaktoûchos having milk)

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Every bite of lettuce is a vote of confidence in the systems that bring greens to our plate.

Zapping nuts, spinach, lettuce and other foods with x-rays could kill more pathogens that cause nationwide disease outbreaks.

Growing your own salad greens trumps buying grocery lettuce any day.

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Every bite of lettuce is a vote of confidence in the systems that bring greens to our plate.

Zapping nuts, spinach, lettuce and other foods with x-rays could kill more pathogens that cause nationwide disease outbreaks.

Growing your own salad greens trumps buying grocery lettuce any day.

The greenhouse begins its work by germinating seeds of four lettuce types and one basil variety in plastic bins.

In a large bowl, toss the lettuce with the dressing and the croutons.

Galen thought wrapping the patient's tongue in a cloth soaked in lettuce juice might help.

We hit a stretch where, as if a zipper has been pulled, the water opens into a boulevard through the lettuce.

Those who have tried to thaw frozen heads of lettuce know that the results are typically soggy and limp.

Gone are the days when salad consisted of greenish-brownish iceburg lettuce topped by.

Ingredients for cream of lettuce soup, risotto with radicchio, and peach sorbet are handpicked from the organic kitchen garden.

The edges at the front look brown and wrinkly, but farther back the lettuce still look fresh green.

Place a spoonful of the vegetable mixture and the shredded chicken onto each leaf of lettuce.

Add the peas, lettuce and stock or water, and bring to a boil.

Who'd have thought you could feel bloated and full because of too much lettuce.

Just a large fish bowl filled with clear water with a few water lettuce floating on top.

Arrange the lettuce on a platter or in a shallow bowl.

Toss some leaves with chopped butter lettuce and thinly sliced red onion.

Much of the pleasure of eating this wrap comes from the crunchy textures of the lettuce and the shredded vegetables.

These delicately floral, fruity salads are built on individual lettuce leaves, making them easy to pick.

My wife says iceberg lettuce has almost no vitamins and that only romaine lettuce is worth eating.

At peak bloom now, it has foliage that reminds me of fat little romaine lettuce leaves.

Lay it on your work surface and cover with lettuce leaves, leaving a two-inch border all the way around.

Even the over-large mesclun had managed not to get bitter or leathery, as overgrown lettuce is prone to do.

At serving time, put a lettuce leaf on each of six plates.

Remove and discard any damaged outer lettuce leaves and tear the lettuce into two-inch pieces.

Season with salt and pepper and stir in all of the the remaining ingredients except the shrimp and lettuce.

Arrange spoonfuls of the salad on top of the lettuce leaves and serve with crunchy bread.

Arrange the lettuce leaves on a platter and serve alongside the salad.

To serve, wrap a kebab in a lettuce leaf with herbs, then dip in nuoc cham.

It began with last fall's lettuce harvest and included visits by inspectors to farms and cooling and packing facilities.

Serve it atop lettuce leaves as a salad, or serve over rice.

Enter cabbage salad, a crisp and flavorful alternative to tasteless winter lettuce.

Put about half a cup or less of shredded lettuce on each of eight salad plates.

Divide the lettuce leaves among six plates, and place two halves cut side up on top of the lettuce on each plate.

Stone-pot bibimbap is similar but rice replaces the lettuce and it comes to the table in a hot stone pot.

Each diner takes a lettuce leaf and rolls it around a cha gio, adding mint, coriander and so on as desired.

Put the leaf lettuce, chicory and field lettuce in a large heavy ceramic bowl.

By tradition, the mixture was a blend of wild and cultivated chicory, as well as lamb's lettuce and young dandelion leaves.

Vietnamese spring rolls are transformed into a colorful composed salad that is served with lettuce leaves or rice wrappers.

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World English Dictionary

lettuce (ˈlɛtɪs)

—n
1.	any of various plants of the genus Lactuca, esp L. sativa, which is cultivated in many varieties for its large edible leaves: family Asteraceae (composites)
2.	the leaves of any of these varieties, which are eaten in salads
3.	any of various plants that resemble true lettuce, such as lamb's lettuce and sea lettuce

[C13: probably from Old French laitues, pl of laitue, from Latin lactūca, from lac- milk, because of its milky juice]

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Word Origin & History

lettuce

late 13c., from O.Fr. laitues, pl. of laitue, from L. lactuca "lettuce," from lac (gen. lactis) "milk" (see lactation); so called in allusion to the milky juice of the plant.

Slang Dictionary

lettuce definition

n.
money. : How much lettuce do you have left?

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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