COMMON LETTUCE

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Meaning:

Annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown

Synonyms:

common lettuce; garden lettuce; Lactuca sativa

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("common lettuce" is a kind of...):

lettuce (any of various plants of the genus Lactuca)

Meronyms (parts of "common lettuce"):

lettuce (leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa)

Holonyms ("common lettuce" is a member of...):

genus Lactuca; Lactuca (an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce)