eruca

Definitions

1. Caterpillar; larva.
2. Arugula: rocket.

Examples

“The eruca, or rocket, so called from the Greek, […] was had in so great esteem heretofore, as to its efficacy in conjugal performances, that many of the antient authors, both in poetry and prose, make⟳ mention⟳ of it purely for that purpose:[…]”

“Eruca, or Garden Rocket, was formerly much used as a salad herb, but has been long rejected on account of its ungrateful smell⟳.”

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