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Lettuce
Lettuce (Lactuca sativa) is a temperate annual or biennial plant of the daisy family Asteraceae. It is most often grown as a leaf vegetable. Mild in flavour, it has been described over the centuries as a cooling counterbalance to other ingredients in a salad.
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- Industry/Domain: Fruits & vegetables
- Category: Salad vegetables
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