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Lactuca :: Lactuca (n.) A genus of composite herbs, several of which are cultivated foe salad; lettuce..

Lactucone :: Lactucone (n.) A white, crystalline, tasteless substance, found in the milky sap of species of Lactuca, and constituting an essential ingredient of lactucarium..

Lactucarium :: Lactucarium (n.) The inspissated juice of the common lettuce, sometimes used as a substitute for opium..

Lettuce :: 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..

Lactucic :: Lactucic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, the juice of the Lactuca virosa; -- said of certain acids..

Lactucin :: Lactucin (n.) A white, crystalline substance, having a bitter taste and a neutral reaction, and forming one of the essential ingredients of lactucarium..

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