English Explanatory Dictionary

eruca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Caterpillar; larva.
  2. Arugula: rocket.

Word forms

eruca erucae

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin eruca, in its senses of "caterpillar" and "colewort" respectively. Cognate with arugula, rucola, rocket, roquette.

Derived words

erucism
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