lettuce
n. countable A2 Elementary US //ˈɫɛtəs// UK //lˈɛtɪs// let·tuce
n. a leafy green vegetable that you eat raw, often in salads or sandwiches.
n. a leafy plant cultivated for its edible leaves, typically consumed raw in salads or as a sandwich ingredient.
I added lettuce to my salad.
She washed the lettuce thoroughly before adding it to the sandwich.
The crisp, watery texture of iceberg lettuce provides a refreshing contrast to the rich, savory flavors of the burger.
From Middle English letuse, of uncertain precise origin, probably from the plural form Old French laitues, derived from Latin lactūca (“lettuce”), from lac (“milk”), because of the milky fluid in its stalks. Replaced Old English lēahtric. (money): Likely from the green color of US banknotes.