LETTUCE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

I. (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("lettuce" is a kind of...):

salad green; salad greens (greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lettuce"):

butterhead lettuce (lettuce with relatively soft leaves in a loose head; easily broken or bruised)

crisphead lettuce; iceberg; iceberg lettuce (lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head)

cos; cos lettuce; romaine; romaine lettuce (lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head)

leaf lettuce; loose-leaf lettuce (lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head)

Holonyms ("lettuce" is a part of...):

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

Sense 2

Meaning:

Any of various plants of the genus Lactuca

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("lettuce" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lettuce"):

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

cos lettuce; Lactuca sativa longifolia; romaine lettuce (lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves)

head lettuce; Lactuca sativa capitata (distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball)

Lactuca sativa crispa; leaf lettuce (distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a compact head)

celtuce; Lactuca sativa asparagina; stem lettuce (lettuce valued especially for its edible stems)

Holonyms ("lettuce" is a member of...):

genus Lactuca; Lactuca (an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce)