Definition of Stem lettuce

1. Noun. Lettuce valued especially for its edible stems.

Exact synonyms: Celtuce, Lactuca Sativa Asparagina
Terms within: Celtuce
Generic synonyms: Lettuce

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stem Lettuce

stellulate
stelocyttarous
stelography
stem
stem-and-leaf
stem-cell
stem-cell research
stem-winder
stem and leaf
stem blight
stem canker
stem cell
stem cells
stem family
stem ginger
stem lettuce (current term)
stem node
stem stitch
stem the tide
stem turn
stem vowel
stemarene
stembok
stemboks
stembuck
stembucks
stemcell
stemcells

Literary usage of Stem lettuce

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society by Royal Horticultural Society (Great Britain). (1893)
"... which attacks the crowns, nodes, and basal part of the stem. Lettuce Mildew.—The Lettuces grown in the market gardens near Ham, Twickenham, &c., ..."

2. Documents of the Assembly of the State of New York by New York (State). Legislature. Assembly (1885)
"... of the extent of the roots in the former is by no means in proportion to that of the stem. LETTUCE. The roots of lettuce also nm chiefly downward. ..."

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