lettuce
noun
a cultivated plant, Lactuca sativa, occurring in many varieties and having succulent leaves used for salads.
lettuces
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pluralof lettuce.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Nowadays in the early mornings, farmers — many of them descendants of Xochimilco’s original inhabitants — can be seen loading canoes with lettuces and flowers grown in the rich sediments dredged from the canals.
From New York Times ● Dec. 5, 2023
I always have a ton of bell peppers, chiles and lettuces.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2023
This is the salad that the dressing needs to be properly so it's legitimately dispersed amongst the lettuces and croutons.
From Salon ● Sep. 9, 2023
We grow vegetables and fruit because it’s such a pleasure to step outside and clip lettuces or pluck plums.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2023
They’d worked tending eggplants and lettuces in the camp garden.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
