Eruca sativa

Translingual

Eruca sativa

Proper noun

Eruca sativa f

1. A taxonomic species within the family Brassicaceae – produces leaves sold as rocket or arugula.

Usage notes

• 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

• (species): Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa

Hypernyms

• (species): Brassicales - order; Brassicaceae - family; Brassiceae - tribe; Eruca - genus

Coordinate terms

• (species): Eruca vesicaria

References

• 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