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ERUCA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region
Synonyms:
Eruca; genus Eruca
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Eruca" is a kind of...):
dilleniid dicot genus (genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous trees and shrubs and herbs)
Meronyms (members of "Eruca"):
arugula; Eruca sativa; Eruca vesicaria sativa; garden rocket; rocket; rocket salad; roquette (erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender)
Holonyms ("Eruca" is a member of...):
Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)
