ARUGULA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender

Synonyms:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("arugula" is a kind of...):

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

Holonyms ("arugula" is a member of...):

Eruca; genus Eruca (annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region)

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