Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar.
- noun [capitalized] [NL.] A small genus of cruciferous plants, of the mountains of Europe and central Asia.
- noun [capitalized] [NL.] A genus of univalve mollusks.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar; a larva.
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- noun zoology An
insect in thelarval state; acaterpillar ; alarva .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region
Etymologies
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The bleak coastal Magdalena Plain's only conspicuous endemic plant is the weird creeping devil cactus (Stenocereus eruca), but inland the rocky slopes are rich and dense with trees, succulent shrubs, and cacti.
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It's of the eruca genus, unlike lettuce whose genus is -
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Excuse me, but arugula (eruca sativa) is NOT lettuce!
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That called by the Latins eruca is now often added to the former. —
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The plant Rocket (_Brasica eruca_) has likewise been especially celebrated by the ancient poets for possessing the virtue of restoring vigour to the sexual organs, on which account it was consecrated to and sown around, the statue of Priapus; thus Columella says: --
Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction John Davenport 1833
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The aurelia, after its first stage as an eruca or caterpillar, lies for a season in a manner dead, and is inclosed in a sort of coffin, in this state of darkness it remains all the winter, but at the return of spring it bursts its bonds and comes out with new life, and in the most beautiful attire.
The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation Erasmus Darwin 1766
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a posset of dudaïm and eruca, and the devils modestly withdrew.
Jurgen A Comedy of Justice James Branch Cabell 1918
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