| 单词 | wild lettuce |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswild lettuce wild lettuce n. a plant of the genus Lactuca growing wild; spec. L. Scariola and L. virosa; (North American) = L. Canadensis. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Compositae (composite plants) > [noun] > wild lettuce wriðela1325 wild lettuce1382 green endive1548 horse-thistle1597 milkweed1785 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Exod. xii. 8 Therf looves with wylde letuse [L. cum lactueis agrestibus]. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 6079 Wit therf bred and letus wild. a1500 (?a1425) tr. Secreta Secret. (Lamb.) 73 Wylde letus þat feldmen clepyn skarioles. 1633 T. Johnson Gerard's Herball (new ed.) ii. 309 The greater wilde Lettuce smelling of Opium. 1760 J. Lee Introd. Bot. App. 317 Lettuce, Wild, Prenanthes. 1995 Independent on Sunday 24 Dec. (Real Lives section) 5/6 Wild lettuce such as Lactuca virosa contained narcotic compounds such as lactucupicrin, structurally similar to opium. < as lemmas |
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