HyperDic: lactuca

English > 1 sense of the word Lactuca:
NOUNplantLactuca, genus Lactucaan herb with milky juice
English > Lactuca: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAn herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce.
Synonymgenus Lactuca
Member ofCompositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster familyplants with heads composed of many florets
Memberscos lettuce, romaine lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolialettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves
garden lettuce, common lettuce, Lactuca sativaannual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads
head lettuce, Lactuca sativa capitatadistinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball
lettuceAny of various plants of the genus Lactuca
Broaderasterid dicot genusgenus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs
Spanishgenus lactuca, lactuca
Catalangenus lactuca, lactuca

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