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Meaning of 'lettuce' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lettuce [ n.]
- 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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