Indian lettuce

noun

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: american columbo
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: a perennial Asian wild lettuce with a branching cluster of small yellow flowers and long thin leaves that are sometimes eaten raw or cooked

called also Indian salad

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“Indian lettuce.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Indian%20lettuce. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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