hare's lettuce

English

Etymology

So called because hares were said to eat it when fainting with heat.

Noun

hare 's lettuce (uncountable)

Common sow thistle (Sonchus oleraceus).

References

Sonchus oleraceus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
“hares lettuce”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

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