1. Erect European annual often grown as a salad crop to be harvested when young and tender
   "rucola, also known as arugula, adds a peppery flavor to salads";
   - rocket, roquette, garden rocket, arugula [N. Amer], Eruca sativa, Eruca vesicaria sativa, rugola [N. Amer]

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: Eruca, genus Eruca

Encyclopedia: Rucola