lactucarium

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

The thickened juice of certain varieties of lettuce, used as a drug for its sedative and analgesic properties.

/læktjuːˈkɛəɹɪəm/

lactucarium

Modern Latin, from Latin lactūca (“lettuce”)

lettuce opium

wild lettuce

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