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Definition of Prickly lettuce
1. Noun. European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States.
Generic synonyms: Compass Flower, Compass Plant
Lexicographical Neighbors of Prickly Lettuce
Literary usage of Prickly lettuce
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Botanical Gazette by University of Chicago, JSTOR (Organization) (1896)
"Distribution of prickly lettuce in the United States.—Among the weeds of recent
introduction in America the prickly lettuce, ..."
2. Rhodora by New England Botanical Club (1905)
"IDENTITY OF prickly lettuce. LYSTER H. DEWEY. THE earliest authentic records that
we have of the presence of prickly lettuce in this country are three ..."
3. Handbook of Nature-study for Teachers and Parents: Based on the Cornell by Anna Botsford Comstock (1911)
"The prickly lettuce has a story to tell us about success attained by the prevention
of exhaustion from thirst. In fact, the success of this weed depends ..."
4. Farm and Garden Rule-book: A Manual of Ready Rules and Reference with by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1911)
"... but are generally objectionable because they render the soil sterile for so
long a period thereafter. prickly lettuce (Lactuca ..."
5. Nature Study: One Hundred Lessons about Plants by David Worth Dennis (1903)
"The prickly lettuce. The aspen, the Carolina poplar, ... The common prickly
lettuce furnishes ;in interesting study; its leaves turn 90 degrees on their ..."
6. Nature Study: One Hundred Lessons about Plants by David Worth Dennis (1903)
"The common prickly lettuce furnishes an interesting study; its leaves turn 90
degrees on their axes near the stem so that the leaf stands edgewise; ..."
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