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    lettuce
    let‧tuce /ˈletəs, ˈletɪs/ noun [uncountable and countable]
     Date: 1200-1300
     Language: Old French
     Origin: laitues, plural of laitue, from Latin lactuca, from lac 'milk'; because of its milky juice

    a round vegetable with thin green leaves eaten raw in salads
         
    COLLOCATIONS
    ■ adjectives
       ▪ crisp/crunchy a salad made with crisp lettuce
       ▪ limp/wilted (=lettuce that is not fresh and crisp) The lettuce was all wilted. | There was nothing in the fridge except a rather limp lettuce.
       ▪ shredded lettuce (=torn or cut into small pieces) Serve the trout on a bed of shredded lettuce.
    ■ lettuce + NOUN
       ▪ a lettuce leaf Tear the lettuce leaves into small pieces.
    ■ phrases
       ▪ a head of lettuce (=a complete lettuce) You'll need a head of lettuce for this salad recipe.