English-Thai Dictionary
lettuce
N เงิน ธนบัตร (คำ สแลง paper money ngen-ta-na-bad
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
LETTUCE
n.let'tis. [L. lactuca, according to Varro, from lac, milk. ] A genus of plants, the Lactuca, of many species, some of which are used as salads.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
LETTUCE
Let "tuce, n. Etym: [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. ] (Bot. )
Defn: A composite plant of the genus Lactuca (L. 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 L. Canadensis. 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
lettuce
let tuce |ˈletis ˈlɛdəs | ▶noun 1 a cultivated plant of the daisy family, with edible leaves that are a usual ingredient of salads. Many varieties of lettuce have been developed with a range of form, texture, and color. [Lactuca sativa, family Compositae. ] • used in names of other plants with edible green leaves, e.g., lamb's lettuce, sea lettuce. 2 informal paper money; greenbacks. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French letues, laitues, plural of laitue, from Latin lactuca, from lac, lact- ‘milk ’ (because of its milky juice ).
Oxford Dictionary
lettuce
let |tuce |ˈlɛtɪs | ▶noun a cultivated plant of the daisy family, with edible leaves that are eaten in salads. ●Lactuca sativa, family Compositae. • used in names of other plants with edible green leaves, e.g. lamb's lettuce, sea lettuce. ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French letues, laitues, plural of laitue, from Latin lactuca, from lac, lact- ‘milk ’ (because of its milky juice ).
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
lettuce
let tuce /létəs /名詞 U C 〘植 〙レタス (!U 扱いの場合, 数え方はa piece [head ] of ～) .
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