lactucarium

English

Etymology

Modern Latin, from Latin lactūca (“lettuce”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /læktjuːˈkɛəɹɪəm/

Noun

lactucarium (uncountable)

1. 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)

1. lactucarium, lettuce opium

Further reading

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