Meaning & use
lettuce
A leafy green vegetable commonly eaten raw in salads and sandwiches.
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She added crisp lettuce and tomato to the sandwich before wrapping it up.
The garden's lettuce was ready to pick just three weeks after planting.
A note on using this word
Lettuce is the base ingredient in most garden salads and comes in varieties such as romaine and iceberg.
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