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Potatoes vs Lettuce - What's the difference?

potatoes | lettuce |

As nouns the difference between potatoes and lettuce

is that potatoes is while lettuce is an edible plant, lactuca sativa and its close relatives, having a head of green and/or purple leaves.

potatoes

English

Noun

(head)
  • 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