(n) lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head, Syn. iceberg, iceberg lettuce, Example:iceberg is still the most popular lettuce

frog's lettuce

(n) very similar to Potamogeton; of western Africa, Asia, and Europe

garden lettuce

(n) annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown, Syn. Lactuca sativa, common lettuce

head lettuce

(n) distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball, Syn. Lactuca sativa capitata

indian lettuce

(n) a plant of the genus Montia having edible pleasant-tasting leaves

leaf lettuce

(n) distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a compact head, Syn. Lactuca sativa crispa

leaf lettuce

(n) lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head, Syn. loose-leaf lettuce

lettuce

(n) any of various plants of the genus Lactuca

lettuce

(n) leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa

malheur wire lettuce

(n) a small plant of Oregon resembling mustard; a threatened species, Syn. Stephanomeria malheurensis

prickly lettuce

(n) European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States, Syn. Lactuca scariola, horse thistle, Lactuca serriola

sea lettuce

(n) seaweed with edible translucent crinkly green fronds, Syn. laver

white lettuce

(n) herb of northeastern North America having drooping clusters of yellowish-white flowers; sometimes placed in genus Prenanthes, Syn. cankerweed, Prenanthes alba, Nabalus alba

boodle

(n) informal terms for money, Syn. cabbage, loot, bread, shekels, sugar, gelt, lolly, moolah, lettuce, pelf, kale, dinero, clams, lucre, simoleons, wampum, dough, scratch

celtuce

(n) lettuce valued especially for its edible stems, Syn. stem lettuce, Lactuca sativa asparagina

common corn salad

(n) widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed, Syn. lamb's lettuce, Valerianella locusta, Valerianella olitoria

cos

(n) lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head, Syn. romaine lettuce, romaine, cos lettuce

pistia

(n) pantropical floating plant forming a rosette of wedge-shaped leaves; a widespread weed in rivers and lakes, Syn. water cabbage, Pistia stratiotes, water lettuce, Pistia stratoites

ulvaceae

(n) thin flat or tubular green algae, Syn. sea-lettuce family, family Ulvaceae

winter purslane

(n) succulent herb sometimes grown as a salad or pot herb; grows on dunes and waste ground of Pacific coast of North America, Syn. miner's lettuce, Montia perfoliata, Cuban spinach

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53 Collaborative International Dictionary (GCIDE)

Lettuce

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 ]

malheur wire lettuce

n. (Bot.) A small mustardlike plant (Stephanomeria malheurensis) of Oregon, belonging to the family Cruciferae; it is a threatened species. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Sea lettuce

(Bot.) The green papery fronds of several seaweeds of the genus Ulva, sometimes used as food. [ 1913 Webster ]

Water lettuce

(Bot.) A plant (Pistia stratiotes) which floats on tropical waters, and forms a rosette of spongy, wedge-shaped leaves. J. Smith (Dict. Econ. Plants). [ 1913 Webster ]

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