lactuca | An Elementary Latin Dictionary

lactuca
lactūca, ae, f. [lac]. I Lettuce , Plin. 19, 8, 38, § 125 sqq.; Col. 10, 179; 11, 3, 25 sq.; Ve...

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

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