ROQUETTE

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

(noun) erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

roquette (usually uncountable, plural roquettes)

A herb of the mustard family, with pungently flavored leaves often eaten in salads.

Synonyms

• arugula

• rocket

Source: Wiktionary



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