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let⋅tuce

  [let-is]
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–noun
1. a cultivated plant, Lactuca sativa, occurring in many varieties and having succulent leaves used for salads.
2. any species of Lactuca.
3. Slang. U.S. dollar bills; greenbacks.
Origin:
1250–1300; 1925–30 for def. 3; ME letuse, appar. < OF laitues, pl. of laitue < L lactūca a lettuce, perh. deriv. of lac, s. lact- milk, with termination as in erūca rocket 2 (or by assoc. with Gk galaktoûchos having milk)
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let·tuce   (lět'əs)   
n.  

    1. Any of various plants of the genus Lactuca, especially L. sativa, cultivated for their edible leaves.

    2. The leaves of L. sativa, used especially in salads.

  2. Slang Paper money.


[Middle English lettuse, from Old French laitues, pl. of laitue, from Latin lactūca, from lac, lact-, milk (from its milky juice); see melg- in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
lettuce

  1. 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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Word Origin & History

lettuce 
c.1290, 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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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