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LEAF LETTUCE

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head

Synonyms:

leaf lettuce; loose-leaf lettuce

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("leaf lettuce" is a kind of...):

lettuce (leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa)

Holonyms ("leaf lettuce" is a part of...):

Lactuca sativa crispa; leaf lettuce (distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a compact head)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a compact head

Synonyms:

Lactuca sativa crispa; leaf lettuce

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("leaf lettuce" is a kind of...):

lettuce (any of various plants of the genus Lactuca)

Meronyms (parts of "leaf lettuce"):

leaf lettuce; loose-leaf lettuce (lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head)

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