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lamb's lettuce

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

corn salad or mâche, Valerianella locusta, a small plant of the family Caprifoliaceae whose leaves are used in salads.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: common corn salad, Valerianella olitoria, Valerianella locusta

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: corn salad

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