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LACTUCA SATIVA

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 I. (noun) 

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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

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Nouns denoting plants

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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