prickly lettuce

/ˌprɪk(ə)li ˌlɛdəs/
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Definitions of prickly lettuce
  1. noun
    European annual wild lettuce having prickly stems; a troublesome weed in parts of United States
    synonyms: Lactuca scariola, Lactuca serriola, horse thistle
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    type of:
    compass flower, compass plant
    any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass
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