Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Lactuca"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lactuca \Lac*tu"ca\, n. [L., lettuce. See {Lettuce}.] (Bot.)
A genus of composite herbs, several of which are cultivated
foe salad; lettuce.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Lactuca
n : an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce [syn: {Lactuca},
{genus Lactuca}]
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