Meanings
nounceltuce (countable and uncountable, plural celtuces)
plural celtuces
- countableuncountableA cultivar of lettuce harvested primarily for its stem, which measures 15 to 20 centimeters.
Synonyms: asparagus lettuce, celery lettuce, Chinese lettuce, stem lettuce
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA cultivar of lettuce harvested primarily for its stem, which measures 15 to 20 centimeters.
More synonyms by meaning
nounlettuce valued especially for its edible stems
Similar
stem lettuceLactuca sativa asparagina
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Catalan enciam espàrrec
- enciam espàrrectype of lettuce
Chinese Mandarin 萵筍 /莴笋, 萵苣 /莴苣
- 萵筍 /莴笋 (wōsǔn)type of lettuce
- 萵苣 /莴苣 (wōjù)type of lettuce
Finnish parsasalaatti
- parsasalaattitype of lettuce
French laitue chinoise
- laitue chinoisetype of lettuce
German Spargelsalat
- Spargelsalattype of lettuce
Korean 줄기상추
- 줄기상추 (julgisangchu)type of lettuce
Romanian salată chinezească
- salată chinezeascătype of lettuce
Spanish lechuga china
- lechuga chinatype of lettuce
Vietnamese diếp ngồng, diếp thơm
- diếp ngồngtype of lettuce
- diếp thơmtype of lettuce
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APA
celtuce. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celtuce
MLA
“celtuce.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celtuce. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “celtuce,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/celtuce.
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