lactuca

• Sustantivo que designa un género de hierbas con jugo lechoso, que incluye la lechuga común y la lechuga espinosa o silvestre.

A noun referring to a genus of herbs with milky juice, including lettuce and prickly lettuce.

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1. Botanical genusC1formalscientific

   A genus of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae, known for milky sap and including lettuce and related species.

   Género botánico Lactuca

   • Lactuca sativa is the common garden lettuce.
   • Prickly lettuce, or Lactuca serriola, is a wild relative.
   • The milky juice of Lactuca species was historically used for medicinal purposes.