Eruca sativa
- noun
- /ɪˈruːkə ˈseɪtɪvə/
- Specialized
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rúcula
- Many chefs prefer Eruca sativa for its distinctive, peppery flavor in spring salads.
Examples
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The salad featured fresh Eruca sativa leaves mixed with tomatoes and olive oil.
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Farmers harvested fields of Eruca sativa early in the morning to ensure the leaves stayed tender.
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I love adding Eruca sativa to my salads.
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Have you tried Eruca sativa in your dishes?
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Many chefs prefer Eruca sativa for its distinctive, peppery flavor in spring salads.
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The salad featured fresh Eruca sativa leaves mixed with tomatoes and olive oil.
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Farmers harvested fields of Eruca sativa early in the morning to ensure the leaves stayed tender.
Synonyms
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5.7
A leafy green plant with slightly spicy leaves often used in salads
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2.6
A leafy green plant with a peppery taste used in salads
A green leaf with a peppery taste used in salads
A leafy green 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 fully compositional: 'Eruca' denotes the plant genus and 'sativa' is a Latin species epithet meaning 'cultivated', so a learner who knows both parts can infer it refers to the cultivated Eruca (arugula/rocket). Botanical binomial naming is cross-linguistically regular, making the species name's meaning derivable from its constituents rather than idiomatic.
Etymology
Eruca sativa comes from old Latin words. The word Eruca was used for a leafy plant and sativa means 'sown' or 'planted', so the name simply says it is a cultivated salad plant, known today as arugula or rocket.