HyperDic: lactuca_scariola

English > 1 sense of the expression Lactuca scariola:
NOUNplantLactuca scariola, prickly lettuce, horse thistle, Lactuca serriolaEuropean annual wild lettuce having prickly stems
English > Lactuca scariola: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningEuropean annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States.
Synonymsprickly lettuce, horse thistle, Lactuca serriola
Broadercompass plant, compass flowerAny of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass
SpanishLactuca scariola
Catalanlactuca serriola

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