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arugula.

A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species:

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noun/əˈɹuɡələ/General-American/əˈɹʊɡələ/General-American, uncommon/əˈɹʊɡələ/
  1. A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species: Eruca spp., especially Eruca sativa (syn. Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa)

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  2. A yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herb of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads, that has a distinct, peppery flavor, of three species: Diplotaxis tenuifolia

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Where this word comes from

Probably from a Southern Italian dialect word equivalent to Standard Italian rucola, whence also, since c. 1967, English rucola. Also cognate to rocket (“plant”), eruca, roquette.

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