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Lettuce vs Celery - What's the difference?

lettuce | celery |

In uncountable terms the difference between lettuce and celery

is that lettuce is the leaves of the lettuce plant, eaten as a vegetable; as a dish often mixed with other ingredients, dressing etc while celery is the stalks of this herb eaten as a vegetable.

As nouns the difference between lettuce and celery

is that lettuce is an edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green and/or purple leaves while celery is a European herb (Apium graveolens) of the carrot family.

lettuce

Noun

  • An edible plant, Lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green and/or purple leaves.
  • (uncountable) 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.
  • (uncountable, US, slang) United States paper currency; dollars.
  • Synonyms

    * (US paper currency) cabbage, greenbacks

    Derived terms

    * lettuce leaf * lettuce opium * lettucey, lettucy * sea lettuce

    See also

    * cabbage

    celery

    English

    (wikipedia celery)

    Noun

    (celeries)
  • A European herb (Apium graveolens ) of the carrot family.
  • (uncountable) The stalks of this herb eaten as a vegetable.