common lettuce

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common lettuce - annual or perennial garden plant having succulent leaves used in salads; widely grown

garden lettuce, Lactuca sativa

lettuce - leaves of any of various plants of Lactuca sativa

genus Lactuca, Lactuca - an herb with milky juice: lettuce; prickly lettuce

lettuce - any of various plants of the genus Lactuca

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Our common lettuce, Lactuca sativa, is one of the commonest vegetables for all of us and we seldom see it in flower unless we grow too many in the vegetable garden and let the older ones bolt to seed.