lactuca

Noun

Meaning

A genus of composite herbs, several of which are cultivated foe salad; lettuce.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

genus Lactuca

Hypernyms

asterid dicot genus

Examples

Lettuce will also cross with Lactuca serriola (wild lettuce), with the resulting seeds often producing a plant with tough, bitter leaves. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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