Eruca
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Eruca is a noun meaning (zoology) Caterpillar; larva.
Meaning
(zoology) Caterpillar; larva.
More Meanings
- (cooking) Arugula: rocket.
Example Sentences
Eruca, or Garden Rocket, was formerly much used as a salad herb, but has been long rejected on account of its ungrateful smell.
The eruca, or rocket, so called from the Greek, […] was had in so great esteem heretofore, as to its efficacy in conjugal performances, that many of the antient authors, both in poetry and prose, make mention of it purely for that purpose:[…]
Word Forms
- erucae
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include eucharitid, caterpillar, erebid, erycinid, caterpiller, euchelicerate.
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