English · Food & Drink
lettuce
/ˈlet.ɪs/
[/ˈlet.ɪs/]
leafy salad green
Beginnernoun
Definition
Lettuce is a vegetable with large green leaves that are eaten raw in salads.
Example
He washed the crisp lettuce leaves carefully before layering them in the fresh sandwich.
He washed the crisp lettuce leaves carefully before layering them in the fresh sandwich.
Etymology
From Old French 'laitues', from Latin 'lactuca', from 'lac' (milk), for its milky sap.
How & Where It’s Used
The base of most green salads.