eruca

Etymology
Borrowed from, in its senses of "caterpillar" and "colewort" respectively. Cognate with, , ,.

Noun

 * 1)  ; larva.
 * 2)   or rocket.

Derived terms

 * erucism

Etymology
Analyzable as, from + a suffix  which is likely by analogy with , named so for the rugged backs of many caterpillars resembling those of hedgehogs.

An alternative theory derives the word from, from (likely of the same ultimate origin as the above etymology), see also 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬.

Latin and its variant  denote the plant and the caterpillar. In such cases, usually the animal name is primary and has been extended to the plant (so the rocket can be interpreted as “caterpillar plant”).

Noun

 * 1) caterpillar
 * 2) colewort, rocket

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