leatas
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Scottish Gaelic
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin lactūca (“lettuce”), from lac (“milk”), because of the milky fluid in its stalks. Cognate with English lettuce.
Pronunciation
Noun
leatas m (genitive singular leatais, plural leatasan)
Synonyms
References
“leatas” in Am Faclair Beag - Scottish Gaelic Dictionary.
Cameron, J. (1883). Lactuca sativa, in Gaelic names of plants (Scottish and Irish). United Kingdom: (n.p.), p. 36