Hypernyms for "lettuce"

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Hypernyms

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butterhead lettuce celtuce common lettuce cos cos lettuce crisphead lettuce garden lettuce head lettuce iceberg iceberg lettuce Lactuca sativa Lactuca sativa asparagina Lactuca sativa capitata Lactuca sativa crispa Lactuca sativa longifolia leaf lettuce loose-leaf lettuce romaine romaine lettuce stem lettuce
What are hypernyms?

Hypernyms are words with a broader meaning that includes the meaning of the original word. For example, "animal" is a hypernym of "dog" because a dog is a type of animal.

Think of hypernyms as "umbrella terms" or categories that include the original word.

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