Lettuces

noun

An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green and/or purple leaves.

What it means

  1. (noun) An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green and/or purple leaves.
  2. (noun) The leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable; as a dish often mixed with other ingredients, dressing etc. “I’ll have a ham sandwich with lettuce and tomato.”
  3. (noun) United States paper currency; dollars. “Twelve dollars an hour? That's a lot of lettuce!”
  4. (noun) A strong yellow-green colour, like that of lettuce (also called lettuce green).

Letter analysis

  • Lettuces contains 8 letters: 3 vowel(s) and 5 consonant(s).
  • It uses 6 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 3.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 10.

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What does Lettuces mean?

An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green and/or purple leaves.

How many letters are in Lettuces?

Lettuces has 8 letters.

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