Phrase guide

prickly lettuce

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Lactuca serriola, an annual or biennial plant in the dandelion tribe within the daisy family, the closest wild relative of cultivated lettuce.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: horse thistle, Lactuca serriola, Lactuca scariola

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: compass plant, compass flower

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Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: piikkisalaatti — Lactuca serriola
  • German: Stachel-Lattich — Lactuca serriola
  • Korean: 가시상추 (gasisangchu) — Lactuca serriola
  • Polish: sałata kompasowa — Lactuca serriola
  • Turkish: yabani marul — Lactuca serriola
  • Turkish: yağ marulu — Lactuca serriola
  • Ukrainian: салат компасний (salat kompasnyj) — Lactuca serriola
  • Vietnamese: nhũ diệp đầu tên — Lactuca serriola
  • Welsh: letusen bigog — Lactuca serriola