Eruca n 1: annual to perennial herbs of the Mediterranean region [syn: {Eruca}, {genus Eruca}]
Eruca \E*ru"ca\, n.; pl. {Eruc[ae]}. [L., a caterpillar, also, a sort of colewort.] (Zo["o]l.) An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar; a larva. [1913 Webster]