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LACTUCA SATIVA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Lactuca sativa mean?
• LACTUCA SATIVA (noun)
The noun LACTUCA SATIVA has 1 sense:
1. annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown
Familiarity information: LACTUCA SATIVA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
common lettuce; garden lettuce; Lactuca sativa
Hypernyms ("Lactuca sativa" is a kind of...):
lettuce (any of various plants of the genus Lactuca)
Meronyms (parts of "Lactuca sativa"):
lettuce (leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa)
Holonyms ("Lactuca sativa" is a member of...):
genus Lactuca; Lactuca (an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce)
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