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Definition of arugula noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

arugula

noun
 
/əˈruːɡjʊlə/
 
/əˈruːɡələ/
(North American English)
(British English rocket)
[uncountable]
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  1. a plant with long green leaves that have a strong taste and are eaten raw in salads
    Word Origin1970s: from Italian dialect, ultimately a diminutive of Latin eruca ‘down-stemmed plant’.
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