Meaning of LACTUCA
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| | Definition: | | [n] an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce |
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| | Synonyms: | | genus Lactuca |
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| | See Also: | | aster family, Asteraceae, asterid dicot genus, common lettuce, Compositae, cos lettuce, family Asteraceae, family Compositae, garden lettuce, head lettuce, Lactuca sativa, Lactuca sativa capitata, Lactuca sativa longifolia, lettuce, romaine lettuce | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Lac*tu"ca\, n. [L., lettuce. See {Lettuce}.] (Bot.)
A genus of composite herbs, several of which are cultivated
foe salad; lettuce.
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