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  • noun A herb of the mustard family, with pungently flavored leaves often eaten in salads.

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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

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

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