Associations to the word «Eruca»

Wiktionary

ERUCA, noun. (zoology) An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar; a larva.
ERUCA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Brassicaceae   — rocket and closely related plants.
ERUCA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Saturniidae   — certain saturniid moths.
ERUCA, proper noun. (obsolete) Citheronia
ERUCA SATIVA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Brassicaceae   — produces leaves sold as arugula.
ERUCA VESICARIA, proper noun. A taxonomic species within the family Brassicaceae   — produces leaves sold as arugula, native to the western Mediterranean.

Dictionary definition

ERUCA, noun. Annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region.

Wise words

There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.
Aeschylus