HyperDic: lettuce

English > 3 senses of the word lettuce:
NOUNpossessionlettuce, boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampuminformal terms for money
plantlettuceany of various plants of the genus Lactuca
foodlettuceleaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa
lettuce > pronunciation
Soundsleh'tahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > lettuce: 3 senses > noun 1, possession
Meaninginformal terms for money.
Synonymsboodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lolly, lucre, loot, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar, wampum
BroadermoneyThe most common medium of exchange
Spanishcuartos, cucas, dinero, guita, kale, lana, lucro, mosca, parné, pasta, pelas, simoleons
Catalancalés, cuques, kale, lucre, pasta, peles, pistrincs, quartos, simoleons
English > lettuce: 3 senses > noun 2, plant
MeaningAny of various plants of the genus Lactuca.
Member ofLactuca, genus LactucaAn herb with milky juice
Narrowerceltuce, stem lettuce, Lactuca sativa asparaginalettuce valued especially for its edible stems
cos lettuce, romaine lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolialettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves
garden lettuce, common lettuce, Lactuca sativaannual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads
head lettuce, Lactuca sativa capitatadistinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball
leaf lettuce, Lactuca sativa crispadistinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a compact head
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem
Spanishlactuca sativa, lechuga
Catalanenciam
English > lettuce: 3 senses > noun 3, food
Meaningleaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa.
Part ofgarden lettuce, common lettuce, Lactuca sativaannual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads
Narrowerbutterhead lettucelettuce with relatively soft leaves in a loose head
cos, cos lettuce, romaine, romaine lettucelettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head
crisphead lettuce, iceberg lettuce, iceberglettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head
leaf lettuce, loose-leaf lettucelettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head
Broadersalad green, salad greensgreens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads
Spanishlechuga
Catalanenciam, lletuga

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