lactucarium

English

Etymology

Modern Latin, from Latin lactūca (“lettuce”)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /læktjuːˈkɛəɹɪəm/

Noun

lactucarium (uncountable)

The thickened juice of certain varieties of lettuce, used as a drug.

Synonyms

lettuce opium

See also

wild lettuce

French

Etymology

Modern Latin, from Latin lactūca (“lettuce”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /lak.ty.ka.ʁjɔm/

Noun

lactucarium m (uncountable)

lactucarium, lettuce opium

Further reading

“lactucarium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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