Associations to the word «Celtuce»

Noun

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Wiktionary

CELTUCE, noun. A cultivar of lettuce harvested primarily for its 15- to 20-centimeter stem.

Dictionary definition

CELTUCE, noun. Lettuce valued especially for its edible stems.
CELTUCE, noun. Leaves having celery-like stems eaten raw or cooked.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats