- lamb's lettuce
- noun Date: 1597 corn salad
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Lamb's lettuce — Lamb Lamb, n. [AS. lamb; akin to D. & Dan. lam, G. & Sw. lamm, OS., Goth., & Icel. lamb.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The young of the sheep. [1913 Webster] 2. Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb. [1913 Webster] 3. A simple, unsophisticated… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lamb's lettuce — Lettuce Let tuce (l[e^]t t[i^]s), n. [OE. letuce, prob. through Old French from some Late Latin derivative of L. lactuca lettuce, which, according to Varro, is fr. lac, lactis, milk, on account of the milky white juice which flows from it when it … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lamb's lettuce — noun widely cultivated as a salad crop and pot herb; often a weed • Syn: ↑common corn salad, ↑Valerianella olitoria, ↑Valerianella locusta • Hypernyms: ↑corn salad * * * ˈlamb s lettuce 7 [lamb s lettuce … Useful english dictionary
lamb's lettuce — Corn Corn, n. [AS. corn; akin to OS. korn, D. koren, G., Dan., Sw., & Icel. korn, Goth. ka[ u]rn, L. granum, Russ. zerno. Cf. {Grain}, {Kernel}.] 1. A single seed of certain plants, as wheat, rye, barley, and maize; a grain. [1913 Webster] 2. The … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lamb's-lettuce — salotinė sultenė statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Valerijoninių šeimos daržovinis augalas (Valerianella locusta), paplitęs Europoje, šiaurės Afrikoje, pietvakarių Azijoje. atitikmenys: lot. Valerianella locusta angl. cornsalad; European… … Lithuanian dictionary (lietuvių žodynas)
lamb's-lettuce — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun (plural lamb s lettuces) : corn salad … Useful english dictionary
lamb's lettuce. — See corn salad. [1590 1600] * * * … Universalium
lamb's lettuce — noun a small blue flowered herbaceous plant, used in salad. [Valerianella locusta.] … English new terms dictionary
lamb's lettuce. — See corn salad. [1590 1600] … Useful english dictionary
lamb lettuce — Lamb Lamb, n. [AS. lamb; akin to D. & Dan. lam, G. & Sw. lamm, OS., Goth., & Icel. lamb.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The young of the sheep. [1913 Webster] 2. Any person who is as innocent or gentle as a lamb. [1913 Webster] 3. A simple, unsophisticated… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
