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rocket (2)

rock·et [ rókət ] (plural rock·ets)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. yellow-flowered fast-growing plant: a fast-growing plant with pale-yellow flowers, typically growing on waste ground. Genus Sisymbrium.

2. plants 
Same as  dame's violet


3. plants 
Same as  sea rocket


4. U.K. plants food 
Same as  arugula


[Early 16th century. Via French roquette< Italian ruchetta "small ruca" (a cabbage) < Latin eruca "caterpillar, cole"]
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