[
UK
/kˈɛltjuːs/
]
NOUN
- leaves having celery-like stems eaten raw or cooked
- lettuce valued especially for its edible stems
How To Use celtuce In A Sentence
- There’s also a type known as stem lettuce, or celtuce; it’s especially popular in Asia for its prominent and crisp stalk, which is stripped of its small leaves, peeled, sliced, and cooked. On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen
- He once asked Ms. Butler to grow celtuce, a vegetable that looks like a stemmed lettuce. NYT > Home Page
- They've already harvested fragrant garlic chives, vine-ripened cherry tomatoes and a prized green called lettuce stalk (celtuce) they'll turn into meals at the Salvation Army low-income senior housing they call home. Fore, right!
