roquette

ro·quette

R0304150 (rō-kĕt′)n. See arugula.

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[French, from Old French, roquete; see rocket².]

roquette

(rəʊˈkɛt) n (Plants) another word for rocket²¹

a•ru•gu•la

(əˈru gə lə)

n. a Mediterranean plant, Eruca vesicaria sativa, of the mustard family, having pungent leaves used esp. in salads. Also called rocket . [1965–70; appar. < an Upper Italian form akin to Lombard arigola, Venetian rucola < Latin ērūca arugula]

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roquette - erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tenderarugula, Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa, garden rocket, rocket salad, rocketEruca, genus Eruca - annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean regionherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests