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lettuce

Syllabification: (let·tuce)

Pronunciation: /ˈletis/

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Definition of lettuce

noun

1a cultivated plant of the daisy family, with edible leaves that are a usual ingredient of salads. Many varieties of lettuce have been developed with a range of form, texture, and color.
- Lactuca sativa, family Compositae
used in names of other plants with edible green leaves, e.g., lamb’s lettuce, sea lettuce.

2 informal paper money; greenbacks.

Origin:

Middle English: from Old French letues, laitues, plural of laitue, from Latin lactuca, from lac, lact- 'milk' (because of its milky juice)

Remember that lettuce has a double t and that it ends with -uce.

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