lettuce
Noun
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Informal terms for money (synset 113406389)
is a type of: money - the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
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Any of various plants of the genus Lactuca (synset 112006775)
is a type of: herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestssubtypes:
- 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
belongs to: genus lactuca, lactuca - an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce -
Leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa (synset 107739304)
is a type of: salad green, salad greens - greens suitable for eating uncooked as in saladssubtypes:
- 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
is a part of: common lettuce, garden lettuce, lactuca sativa - annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown
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