Definition of Lactuca serriola

1. Noun. European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Lactuca Serriola

Lactobacillus lactis
Lactobacillus leichmannii
Lactobacillus plantarum
Lactobacillus salivarius
Lactobacillus trichodes
Lactobacillus viridescens
Lactobacteriaceae
Lactophrys
Lactophrys quadricornis
Lactuca sativa
Lactuca sativa asparagina
Lactuca sativa capitata
Lactuca sativa crispa
Lactuca sativa longifolia
Lactuca scariola
Lactuca serriola (current term)
Lacy
Lada
Ladakh
Ladd
Ladd's band
Ladd's operation
Ladd-Franklin
Ladd-Franklin theory
Ladin
Ladino
Ladinos
Ladislaus
Ladoga
Ladrone Islands

Literary usage of Lactuca serriola

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"... Lactuca serriola L. Prickly lettuce Herbaceous annual Fields, woods, strip mines, roadsides and dumps. ..."

2. Weeds of the North Central States edited by Lloyd M. Wax, Richard S. Fawcett, Duane Isely (1999)
"PRICKLY LETTUCE (Lactuca serriola) p. 224 50. Midvein not prickly; leaves horizontal; heads more than 1/2 inch (1.3 cm) in diameter. ..."

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