lactuca sativa

Lactuca sativa
    n 1: annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves
         used in salads; widely grown [syn: {garden lettuce},
         {common lettuce}, {Lactuca sativa}]
    

Lettuce \Let"tuce\ (l[e^]t"t[i^]s), n. [OE. letuce, prob.
   through Old French from some Late Latin derivative of L.
   lactuca lettuce, which, according to Varro, is fr. lac,
   lactis, milk, on account of the milky white juice which flows
   from it when it is cut: cf. F. laitue. Cf. {Lacteal},
   {Lactucic}.]
   1. (Bot.) A composite plant of the genus {Lactuca} ({Lactuca
      sativa}), the leaves of which are used as salad. Plants of
      this genus yield a milky juice, from which lactucarium is
      obtained. The commonest wild lettuce of the United States
      is {Lactuca Canadensis}.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. United States currency; dollar bills; greenbacks. [slang]
      [PJC]

   {Hare's lettuce}, {Lamb's lettuce}. See under {Hare}, and
      {Lamb}.

   {Lettuce opium}. See {Lactucarium}.

   {Sea lettuce}, certain papery green seaweeds of the genus
      {Ulva}.
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celtuce \celtuce\ n.
   1. a type of lettuce ({Lactuca sativa} asparagina) valued
      especially for its edible stems.

   Syn: stem lettuce, Lactuca sativa asparagina.
        [WordNet 1.5]

   2. a salad green having characteristics of both lettuce and
      celery; stems eaten either raw or cooked.
      [WordNet 1.5]