Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A Mediterranean plant (Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa) of the mustard family, having flowers with purple-veined, yellowish-white petals and pungent, edible leaves.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun an erect European annual (
Eruca vesicaria sativa) of the mustard family, often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender.
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- noun A yellowish-flowered
Mediterranean herb of themustard family; which has flavoured leaves, often eaten insalads . Has a distinct,peppery flavor.
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- noun erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Indian-Americans -- who started off with arugula from the White House garden and finished up with pumpkin pie tart.
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The arugula is going to flower, but -- for the nonce -- still tasty if you like sharp greens, which I do.
mary mary quite contrary coffeeem 2009
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I had read somewhere that a simple way to enjoy arugula is to dress it first with lemon juice, then drizzle with olive oil.
Hungry for arugula.. Michele 2005
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I had read somewhere that a simple way to enjoy arugula is to dress it first with lemon juice, then drizzle with olive oil.
Happy Canada Day Michele 2005
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Hey, another word for arugula -- in fact, the Italian word -- is rucola.
Weekend Herb Blogging #10 Recap Still Discovering New Herbs Kalyn Denny 2005
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There, I’ve heard a decently argued case made for one or the other by my 12 year old niece, but why arugula is stupid and science is dumb?
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Passing over my usual salad greens—the relatively low-nutrient romaine—I scoop up some arugula, which is high in vitamin K and is one of the few foods aside from fish that is rich in omega-3 fatty acids.
Origins Annie Murphy Paul 2010
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It has arugula, which is non-traditional, but hey – so is the chicken, so what the hell.
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I think the arugula is a particularly inspired touch.
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I recently tried 2 new ways to use my arugula, which is found in abundance here in Heidelberg. arugula salad and arugula basil pesto
Happy Canada Day Michele 2005
neovolt commented on the word arugula
Also called roquette
January 19, 2007
kewpid commented on the word arugula
Or simply rocket.
April 28, 2008
rolig commented on the word arugula
Weirdnet's definitions are curiously written: the first is distinctly lascivious ("erect European … to be harvested when young and tender"), the second seems rather disappointed ("lacking a permanent woody … some are pests"). Reminds me of my cruising days.
August 1, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word arugula
Are your crusing days over?
August 1, 2008
rolig commented on the word arugula
Happily, yes.
August 1, 2008
reesetee commented on the word arugula
Rolig, I think chained_bear was close to the mark: WeirdNet is a lascivious old man.
August 1, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word arugula
Did I say that?
Hmm. I'm clever.
August 2, 2008
reesetee commented on the word arugula
Well, not exactly, but you inspired me. On the ground page you said, "Could WeirdNET actually be a grandparent confused by the young generation's new fads?" I just ran with it. ;-)
August 2, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word arugula
If you are interested in arugula, you really, really, really should read the usage/historical note on the page accidia. Really.
December 2, 2016