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a⋅ru⋅gu⋅la

  [uh-roo-guh-luh]
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–noun
a Mediterranean plant, Eruca vesicaria sativa, of the mustard family, having pungent leaves used in salads.
Also called rocket, roquette.

Origin:
1965–70; appar. < an Upper It dial. form, akin to Lombard arigola, Venetian rucola < L ērūca name for Eruca sativa (cf. It ruca), with dim. suffix -ola < L -ula -ule; cf. rocket 2
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a·ru·gu·la   (ə-rōō'gə-lə)   
n.  A Mediterranean plant (Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa) having flowers with purple-veined, yellowish-white petals and pungent, edible leaves. Also called rocket2, rocket salad, roquette.

[Probably Italian dialectal, from Latin ērūca, cabbage.]
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