Added 10 October 2026
eruca
noun
Latin root: eruca Wiktionary
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about eruca at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region.
Origin
Borrowed from Latin eruca, in its senses of "caterpillar" and "colewort" respectively. Cognate with arugula, rucola, rocket, roquette.
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