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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A cultivar of lettuce harvested primarily for its stem, which measures 15 to 20 centimeters. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   leaves having celery-like stems eaten raw or cooked wordnet
3. 3
   lettuce valued especially for its edible stems wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

stem lettuceasparagus lettuceasparagus lettucecelery lettucechinese lettucelactuca sativa asparagina

Etymology

Blend of celery + lettuce.

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