lettuce
Refers to lettuce as a plant or food. Often used in cooking contexts. The reading ちさ is a variant.
See also: レタス
I put plenty of lettuce in the salad.
This lettuce is fresh and crisp.
corn salad; lamb's lettuce
Usually written in kana; katakana is common for this plant name.
Hiragana spelling, also common.
Rare kanji form; not commonly used.
The origin is uncertain; the kanji 萵苣 are ateji. The word is native Japanese.