LACTUCA

Lactuca, genus Lactuca

(noun) an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Lac*tu"ca, n. Etym: [L., lettuce. See Lettuce.] (Bot.)

Definition: A genus of composite herbs, several of which are cultivated foe salad; lettuce.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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