Eruca vesicaria sativa
- noun
- /ɪˈruːkə ˌvɛsɪˈkɛəriə səˈtivə/
- Specialized
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rúcula
- The chef garnished the dish with fresh Eruca vesicaria sativa leaves for a peppery flavor.
Examples
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Many Mediterranean dishes feature Eruca vesicaria sativa as a primary salad ingredient.
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Gardeners appreciate how quickly Eruca vesicaria sativa grows from seed to harvest.
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I love adding Eruca vesicaria sativa to my salads.
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Have you tried Eruca vesicaria sativa in your dishes?
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Many Mediterranean dishes feature Eruca vesicaria sativa as a primary salad ingredient.
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The chef garnished the dish with fresh Eruca vesicaria sativa leaves for a peppery flavor.
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Gardeners appreciate how quickly Eruca vesicaria sativa grows from seed to harvest.
Synonyms
22
5.7
A leafy green plant with slightly spicy leaves often used in salads
17
2.6
A leafy green plant with a peppery taste used in salads
A leafy green with small peppery leaves used in salads
A green leaf with a peppery taste used in salads
A leafy plant with a strong peppery taste often used in salads
A leafy green with a slightly spicy taste often eaten raw in salads
Surface Forms
Morphology
The name is a transparent botanical composition: a genus name (Eruca) plus species/epithet (vesicaria sativa), and the constituent 'sativa' explicitly means 'cultivated'. A B1 learner who knows the provided definitions would reasonably infer this refers to a cultivated herb/plant (arugula/rocket) used in salads, so the meaning is derivable from the parts.
Etymology
Eruca vesicaria sativa may come from old Latin words: Eruca was a name for a leafy plant or 'caterpillar', vesicaria pointed to its small pouch-like seed pods, and sativa means 'cultivated'. So the whole name tells gardeners and cooks that this is the grown salad plant we call arugula or rocket.