Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar.
- n. [capitalized] [NL.] A small genus of cruciferous plants, of the mountains of Europe and central Asia. E. sativa is the garden-rocket, which when young and tender is frequently eaten as a salad, especially on the continent of Europe.
- n. [capitalized] [NL.] A genus of univalve mollusks.
Wiktionary
- n. zoology An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar; a larva.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar; a larva.
WordNet 3.0
- n. annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region
Etymologies
- Latin, a caterpillar; also, a sort of colewort. (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The bleak coastal Magdalena Plain's only conspicuous endemic plant is the weird creeping devil cactus (Stenocereus eruca), but inland the rocky slopes are rich and dense with trees, succulent shrubs, and cacti.”
“It's of the eruca genus, unlike lettuce whose genus is -”
“Excuse me, but arugula (eruca sativa) is NOT lettuce!”
“That called by the Latins eruca is now often added to the former. —”
“The plant Rocket (_Brasica eruca_) has likewise been especially celebrated by the ancient poets for possessing the virtue of restoring vigour to the sexual organs, on which account it was consecrated to and sown around, the statue of Priapus; thus Columella says: --”
Aphrodisiacs and Anti-aphrodisiacs: Three Essays on the Powers of Reproduction
“The aurelia, after its first stage as an eruca or caterpillar, lies for a season in a manner dead, and is inclosed in a sort of coffin, in this state of darkness it remains all the winter, but at the return of spring it bursts its bonds and comes out with new life, and in the most beautiful attire.”
The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation
“a posset of dudaïm and eruca, and the devils modestly withdrew.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘eruca’.
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Logolepsy
"Luciferous Logolepsy is a collection of over 9,000 obscure English words. Though the definition of an 'English' word might seem to be straightforward, it is not. There exist so many adopted, deriv...
Anschauung, Areopagus, Argus, Briarean, Dei gratia, Dei judicium, Deo volente, Duecento, Foehn, Geflugelte Worte, Gegenschein, Hakenkreuz and 9230 more...
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Interesting
iridescent, luminescent, gossamer, blithe, illusory, halo, cygnet, covet, bloody, iris, pruinose, limerence and 15 more...
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Random
These are just some random words that I might find a list for someday.
troglodytism, chinkle, vasculum, sabz, cucullus, tricornigerous, cuboctahedron, eruca, gamp, pilum, taha, angelhood and 244 more...
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Are we there yet?
These have some growing up to do.
colt, foal, kitten, cub, pup, heifer, larva, imago, veliger, trochophore, grub, maggot and 178 more...
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