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LET-is/ˈletɪs/

Lettuce is a leafy green vegetable for salad. Often uncountable: some lettuce, a head of lettuce. A lettuce can mean one whole plant. Cabbage is denser and usually cooked. Wash the lettuce; lettuce in a sandwich is common.

Meaning

A green leafy vegetable, often eaten in salad.

Examples

• “Wash the lettuce first.”
• “There is no lettuce left.”
• “This lettuce is not fresh — throw it away.”

Good to know

often uncountable: some lettuce. a head of lettuce. Contrast: cabbage, cucumber.

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