eruca

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Caterpillar; larva.
  2. Arugula: rocket.
    — 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:[…]

词形变化

erucae plural

词汇关系

衍生词
erucism

词源

Borrowed from Latin eruca, in its senses of "caterpillar" and "colewort" respectively. Cognate with arugula, rucola, rocket, roquette.
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