roquette
A herb of the mustard family, with pungently flavored leaves often eaten in saladsA herb of the mustard family (Eruca sativa), with pungently flavored leaves often eaten in salads.
Meaning
1 senses(uncountable, usually)A herb of the mustard family (Eruca sativa), with pungently flavored leaves often eaten in salads.
More definitions
- erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
Origin
Borrowed from French roquette. Cognate with rocket, see that entry for other cognates.Borrowed from French roquette. Cognate with rocket, see that entry for other cognates.
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Forms
plural: roquettes| Singular | roquette |
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uncountable
Synonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender:rocketgarden rocketrocket saladarugulaEruca sativaEruca vesicaria sativa
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable