sleepwort

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

Word forms

sleepwort

Etymology

From Middle English slepwort, slepwourt, equivalent to sleep + wort, after the mild sedative properties of lactucarium.

Synonyms

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