garden lettuce
- noun
- /ˈɡɑrdən ˈlɛtəs/
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- We grew several types of garden lettuce in our backyard this spring.
Examples
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The chef prefers using garden lettuce for its crisp texture in his signature dishes.
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She planted garden lettuce in her backyard to have fresh salads all summer.
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After a week, the garden lettuce had grown large enough to harvest.
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I love fresh garden lettuce in my salads.
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The garden lettuce is ready to be harvested.
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The chef recommended a fresh salad made with garden lettuce and a light vinaigrette.
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Adding garden lettuce to your sandwich can enhance its flavor and texture.
Synonyms
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A leafy green vegetable often eaten raw in salads
A leafy garden plant with crisp leaves used in salads
A garden plant grown for its edible leaves used in salads
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Morphology
The phrase 'garden lettuce' is directly compositional: 'garden' specifies the place/type of the noun 'lettuce', indicating lettuce cultivated in a garden. This modifier+noun pattern is a common, cross-linguistic composition that a B1 learner who knows both words can readily interpret.
Etymology
Garden lettuce is a simple name that comes from the literal image of garden + lettuce, meaning lettuce grown at home in a small patch. People picture picking crisp leaves by hand, so the term means 'lettuce grown in a garden' used for fresh salads.