| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| arugula |
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| SYLLABICATION: | a·ru·gu·la |
| PRONUNCIATION: |   -r  g-l |
| NOUN: | A Mediterranean plant (Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa) having flowers with purple-veined, yellowish-white petals and pungent, edible leaves. Also called rocket2, rocket salad, roquette. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Probably Italian dialectal, from Latin  r ca, cabbage.
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