lactuca

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuceSynonyms: Lactucagenus Lactuca
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Lactuca \Lac*tu"ca\, n. [L., lettuce. See Lettuce.] (Bot.) A genus of composite herbs, several of which are cultivated for salad; lettuce. [1913 Webster]
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