sleepwort
English edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English slepwort, slepwourt, equivalent to sleep + wort, after the mild sedative properties of lactucarium.
Noun edit
sleepwort (uncountable)
- (rare) Synonym of lettuce (Lactuca sativa)
References edit
- “sleepwort”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
- “sleepwort”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.