Meaning Of The Word Wild lettuce

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wild lettuce in American English
any of various uncultivated species of lettuce, growing as weeds in fields and waste places, esp. a North American species Lactuca canadensis
any of various wild species of lettuce, having small, dandelionlike flower heads, milky juice, and, often, prickly foliage; esp., a lettuce (Lactuca canadensis) of E North America

wild lettuce in British English
noun: any of several uncultivated lettuce plants, such as Lactuca serriola (or L. scariola) of Eurasia and L. canadensis (horseweed) of North America, which grow as weeds and have yellow or blue flowers, milky juice in the stem, and prickly leaves: family Aster

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