lettuce
noun
let·tuce ˈle-təs 
: any of a genus (Lactuca) of composite plants
especially : a common garden vegetable (L. sativa) whose succulent leaves are used especially in salads
Example Sentences
I like a little lettuce and tomato on my sandwiches.
Recent Examples on the Web Gang leaders in Manguinhos also paved over some of the lettuce to create more space for the favela’s popular outdoor funk parties, known as Baile Funk, Mr. Barros said. 
Samantha Pearson, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 Chefs shave off the strips of beef and lamb, wrapping them in thin laffa spread with tahini and red ajika (a mildly spicy Georgian bell pepper jam) and layered with tomato, sumac onions and a single, unobtrusive leaf of lettuce. Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 The thing about Big Macs is that the beef has always seemed secondary — to me, the burger is defined by the tangy Thousand-Island-like sauce, the briny pickles and the shower of shredded lettuce. Emily Heil, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 For a gluten-free lunch, serve chicken salad on a bed of lettuce. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2022 Potatoes are now 13% more expensive, and the cost of lettuce rose almost 9%. Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2022 More than 202,000 pounds of lettuce were donated last year, according to the AP. Fox News, 21 July 2022 One of these tricks preserves the freshness of lettuce. Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2022 And the sandwiches can be made with bread, wrap or have its topping placed on a bed of lettuce. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 5 July 2022 See More
Samantha Pearson, WSJ, 12 Sep. 2022 Chefs shave off the strips of beef and lamb, wrapping them in thin laffa spread with tahini and red ajika (a mildly spicy Georgian bell pepper jam) and layered with tomato, sumac onions and a single, unobtrusive leaf of lettuce. Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 The thing about Big Macs is that the beef has always seemed secondary — to me, the burger is defined by the tangy Thousand-Island-like sauce, the briny pickles and the shower of shredded lettuce. Emily Heil, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022 For a gluten-free lunch, serve chicken salad on a bed of lettuce. Tribune News Service, cleveland, 15 Aug. 2022 Potatoes are now 13% more expensive, and the cost of lettuce rose almost 9%. Rae Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 15 Aug. 2022 More than 202,000 pounds of lettuce were donated last year, according to the AP. Fox News, 21 July 2022 One of these tricks preserves the freshness of lettuce. Randy Moll, Arkansas Online, 9 July 2022 And the sandwiches can be made with bread, wrap or have its topping placed on a bed of lettuce. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 5 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle English letuse, from Anglo-French letuse, probably from plural of letue lettuce plant, from Latin lactuca, from lact-, lac milk; from its milky juice — more at galaxy
First Known Use
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing lettuce
Kids Definition
lettuce
noun
let·tuce ˈle-təs
: a garden plant that has large crisp leaves eaten especially in salads