"Lettuce" is a word in ENGLISH
A composite plant of the genus Lactuca (L. sativa), the
leaves of which are used as salad. Plants of this genus yield a milky
juice, from which lactucarium is obtained. The commonest wild lettuce
of the United States is L. Canadensis.
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