资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lettuce \Let"tuce\ (l[e^]t"t[i^]s), n. [OE. letuce, prob.
   through Old French from some Late Latin derivative of L.
   lactuca lettuce, which, according to Varro, is fr. lac,
   lactis, milk, on account of the milky white juice which flows
   from it when it is cut: cf. F. laitue. Cf. {Lacteal},
   {Lactucic}.] (Bot.)
   A composite plant of the genus {Lactuca} ({L. sativa}), the
   leaves of which are used as salad. Plants of this genus yield
   a milky juice, from which lactucarium is obtained. The
   commonest wild lettuce of the United States is {L.
   Canadensis}.

   {Hare's lettuce}, {Lamb's lettuce}. See under {Hare}, and
      {Lamb}.

   {Lettuce opium}. See {Lactucarium}.

   {Sea lettuce}, certain papery green seaweeds of the genus
      {Ulva}.

Otter \Ot"ter\, n. [OE. oter, AS. otor; akin to D. & G. otter,
   Icel. otr, Dan. odder, Sw. utter, Lith. udra, Russ, vuidra,
   Gr. "y`dra water serpent, hydra, Skr. udra otter, and also to
   E. water. [root]137, 215. See {Water}, and cf. {Hydra}.]
   1. (Zo["o]l.) Any carnivorous animal of the genus {Lutra},
      and related genera. Several species are described. They
      have large, flattish heads, short ears, and webbed toes.
      They are aquatic, and feed on fish. Their fur is soft and
      valuable. The common otter of Europe is {Lutra vulgaris};
      the American otter is {L. Canadensis}; other species
      inhabit South America and Asia.

   2. (Zo["o]l.) The larva of the ghost moth. It is very
      injurious to hop vines.

   {Otter hound}, {Otter dog} (Zo["o]l.), a small breed of
      hounds, used in England for hunting otters.

   {Otter sheep}. See {Ancon sheep}, under {Ancon}.

   {Otter shell} (Zo["o]l.), very large bivalve mollusk
      ({Schizoth[ae]rus Nuttallii}) found on the northwest coast
      of America. It is excellent food, and is extensively used
      by the Indians.

   {Sea otter}. (Zo["o]l.) See in the Vocabulary.