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sleepwort

sleepwort noun: synonym of lettuce (Lactuca sativa).

Noun

sleepwort (uncountable)

  1. (rare) Synonym of lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
    Synonyms:
    lettuce

Synonyms of sleepwort

Origin of sleepwort

From Middle English slepwort, slepwourt, equivalent to sleep + wort, after the mild sedative properties of lactucarium.

Questions about sleepwort

What does sleepwort mean?
Sleepwort means synonym of lettuce (Lactuca sativa).
What part of speech is sleepwort?
Sleepwort is a noun.

Words near sleepwort in the dictionary

  1. sleepwalkings
  2. sleepwalks
  3. sleepward
  4. sleepwear
  5. sleepwise
  6. sleepwort
  7. sleepwrite
  8. sleepwrites
  9. sleepwriting
  10. sleepwritten
  11. sleepwrote

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