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lettuce

let·tuce [ léttəss ] (plural let·tuces)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. plant grown for its edible leaves: a common plant that is widely grown for its edible leaves, which are usually eaten in salads. Genus Lactuca.

2. paper money: paper money as opposed to coins ( slang )

[13th century. Via Old French letuës (plural) < Latin lactuca< lac "milk"; from the milky sap of its stalk]
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