lactuca : Idioms & Phrases


genus lactuca

  • noun an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce
    Lactuca.
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lactuca sativa

  • noun annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown
    garden lettuce; common lettuce.
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lactuca sativa asparagina

  • noun lettuce valued especially for its edible stems
    stem lettuce; celtuce.
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lactuca sativa capitata

  • noun distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball
    head lettuce.
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lactuca sativa crispa

  • noun distinguished by leaves having curled or incised leaves forming a loose rosette that does not develop into a compact head
    leaf lettuce.
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lactuca sativa longifolia

  • noun lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaves
    cos lettuce; romaine lettuce.
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lactuca scariola

  • noun European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States
    prickly lettuce; Lactuca scariola; horse thistle.
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lactuca serriola

  • noun European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States
    prickly lettuce; Lactuca scariola; horse thistle.
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