Eruca sativa
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Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/Eruca_sativa_1_IP0206101.jpg/220px-Eruca_sativa_1_IP0206101.jpg)
Proper noun
[edit]- A taxonomic species within the family Brassicaceae – produces leaves sold as rocket or arugula.
Usage notes
[edit]- Botanists differ as to whether E. vesicaria and E. sativa are distinct taxa and, if they are distinct, whether E. sativa should be treated as a suspecies of E. vesicaria, E. v. subsp. sativa. Thus any of these taxa may be used in reference to the plants and the products of the plants.
Synonyms
[edit]- (species): Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
Hypernyms
[edit]- (species): Brassicales - order; Brassicaceae - family; Brassiceae - tribe; Eruca - genus
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (species): Eruca vesicaria
References
[edit]Eruca sativa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Eruca sativa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa at USDA Plants database
- Eruca+sativa at The Plant List
- Eruca sativa at Brassibase