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Word: Lettuce
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
Middle English: from Old French letues, laitues, plural of laitue, from Latin lactuca, from lac, lact- ‘milk’ (because of its milky juice)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈlɛtɪs
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a cultivated plant of the daisy family, with edible leaves that are eaten in salads.
Short Definition:cultivated plant of daisy family, with edible leaves that are eaten in salads
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