Noun: garden rocket 'gaa(r)-d(u)n 'ró-kit
- Erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
"garden rocket, also known as arugula, adds a peppery flavour to salads";
- rocket, roquette, arugula [N. Amer], Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa, rugola [N. Amer], rucola [N. Amer]
Derived forms: garden rockets
Type of: herb, herbaceous plant
Part of: Eruca, genus Eruca
Encyclopedia: Garden rocket