genus Lactuca

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genus Lactuca - an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuceLactucaasterid dicot genus - genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubsaster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae - plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnialettuce - any of various plants of the genus Lactucacommon lettuce, garden lettuce, Lactuca sativa - annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely growncos lettuce, Lactuca sativa longifolia, romaine lettuce - lettuce with long dark-green spoon-shaped leaveshead lettuce, Lactuca sativa capitata - distinguished by leaves arranged in a dense rosette that develop into a compact ball