Eruca
Eruca is a genus of
flowering plants in the family
Brassicaceae, native to the
Mediterranean region. The number of species is disputed, with some authorities only accepting a single species, while others accept up to five species. The following species are accepted by the Med-Checklist:Eruca loncholoma (Pomel) O.E.SchulzEruca pinnatifida (Desf.) Pomel (syn. E. sativa subsp. pinnatifida (Desf.) Batt.; E. vesicaria subsp. pinnatifida (Desf.) Emberger & Maire)
Eruca sativa Mill. (syn. E. vesicaria subsp. sativa (Mill.) Thell.)Eruca setulosa Boiss. & Reuter
Eruca vesicaria (L.) Cav. When treated as a monospecific genus, all are included within E. vesicaria.
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Eruca
Noun
1. annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region
(synonym) genus Eruca
(hypernym) dilleniid dicot genus
(member-holonym) Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family
(member-meronym) rocket, roquette, garden rocket, rocket salad, arugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa
Eruca
(n.)
An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar; a larva.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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