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ro·quette

(rō-kĕt′)

[French, from Old French, roquete; see rocket².]

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roquette

(rəʊˈkɛt)

(Plants) another word for rocket²¹

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a•ru•gu•la

(əˈru gə lə)

n.

a Mediterranean plant, Eruca vesicaria sativa, of the mustard family, having pungent leaves used esp. in salads. Also called rocket .

[1965–70; appar. < an Upper Italian form akin to Lombard arigola, Venetian rucola < Latin ērūca arugula]

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roquette - erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender

arugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa, garden rocket, rocket salad, rocket

Eruca, genus Eruca - annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region

herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests

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