Etymology

lactucarium

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Today it means: The thickened juice of certain varieties of lettuce, used as a drug for its sedative and analgesic properties. Full definition →

Latin lactūca
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  1. Latin · derived fromlactūca“lettuce”
  2. English todaylactucarium

Modern Latin, from Latin lactūca (“lettuce”)

Words from the same roots

Latinlactūca all →

lettuce

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