Lactuca serriola

Noun

Meaning

European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

prickly lettuce horse thistle Lactuca scariola

Hypernyms

compass plant compass flower

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

Lactuca sativa crispa Lactuca sativa longifolia Lactuca scariola lactucarium lactucaxanthin lactucerin