Lettuce: 1 definition
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Biology (plants and animals)
Source: Google Books: CRC World Dictionary (Regional names)Lettuce in English is the name of a plant defined with Lactuca sativa in various botanical sources. This page contains potential references in Ayurveda, modern medicine, and other folk traditions or local practices It has the synonym Lactuca scariola L. var. sativa Moris.
Example references for further research on medicinal uses or toxicity (see latin names for full list):
· Cytologia (1986)
· Flora Sardoa (1840)
· Species Plantarum
· Fl. Libya (1983)
· Plant Systematics and Evolution (1993)
· Acta Botanica Neerlandica (1996)
If you are looking for specific details regarding Lettuce, for example extract dosage, chemical composition, pregnancy safety, side effects, health benefits, diet and recipes, have a look at these references.
This sections includes definitions from the five kingdoms of living things: Animals, Plants, Fungi, Protists and Monera. It will include both the official binomial nomenclature (scientific names usually in Latin) as well as regional spellings and variants.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with: Lettuce tree.
Ends with: African lettuce, Bitter lettuce, Canada lettuce, Common lettuce, Garden lettuce, Nile lettuce, Oil lettuce, Prickly lettuce, Water lettuce, Wild lettuce.
Full-text (+16): Common lettuce, Water lettuce, Oil lettuce, Canada lettuce, Lettuce tree, Garden lettuce, Devil's-lettuce, Malayan lettuce tree, Hare's lettuce, Prickly lettuce, Nile lettuce, Miner's lettuce, Sea-lettuce tree, Lettus, Bitter lettuce, African lettuce, Muruvarceti, Kumbhike, Kumbika, Amtaravalli.
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Search found 3 books and stories containing Lettuce; (plurals include: Lettuces). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Cetasikas (by Nina van Gorkom)
Chapter 3 - Perception < [Part I - The Universals]
Suppositions & Release (by Ajahn Chah)
Kathasaritsagara (the Ocean of Story) (by Somadeva)
Foreword to volume 8 < [Forewords]