money - the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender; "we tried to collect the money he owed us"

genus Lactuca, Lactuca - an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce

common lettuce, garden lettuce, Lactuca sativa - annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown

cos lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, romaine lettuce - lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves

head lettuce, Lactuca sativa capitata - distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball

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

celtuce, Lactuca sativa asparagina, stem lettuce - lettuce valued especially for its edible stems

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

salad green, salad greens - greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads

butterhead lettuce - lettuce with relatively soft leaves in a loose head; easily broken or bruised

crisphead lettuce, iceberg lettuce, iceberg - lettuce with crisp tightly packed light-green leaves in a firm head; "iceberg is still the most popular lettuce"

romaine, romaine lettuce, cos, cos lettuce - lettuce with long dark-green leaves in a loosely packed elongated head

loose-leaf lettuce, leaf lettuce - lettuce with loosely curled leaves that do not form a compact head

common lettuce, garden lettuce, Lactuca sativa - annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown