eruca Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region
    genus Eruca.

WordNet

E*ru"ca noun
Etymology
L., a caterpillar, also, a sort of colewort.
Wordforms
plural Erucæ
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar; a larva.

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