Lettuce

lct'is, n. a plant containing a milky white juice, the leaves of which are used as a salad. [O Fr. laictuce Fr, hutue—L. lactuca—lac, milk Levant, le-vant', u. the point where the sun rises: the East: the coasts of the Mediterranean east of Italy. adj. Lev'ant or Le vant, eastern. [It levnnte-~\ leva re, to raise.}