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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Sea rocket \Sea" rock"et\(Bot.)
See under Rocket.
[1913 Webster]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Rocket \Rock"et\, n. [F. roquette (cf. Sp. ruqueta, It
ruchetta), fr. L. eruca.] (Bot.)
(a) A cruciferous plant ({Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in
Europe as a salad.
(b) Damewort.
(c) Rocket larkspur. See below.
[1913 Webster]
Dyer's Rocket. (Bot.) See Dyer's broom, under Broom.
Rocket larkspur (Bot.), an annual plant with showy flowers
in long racemes ({Delphinium Ajacis).
Sea rocket (Bot.), either of two fleshy cruciferous plants
({Cakile maritima and Cakile Americana) found on the
seashore of Europe and America.
Yellow rocket (Bot.), a common cruciferous weed with yellow
flowers ({Barbarea vulgaris).
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Rocket \Rock"et\, n. [F. roquette (cf. Sp. ruqueta, It
ruchetta), fr. L. eruca.] (Bot.)
(a) A cruciferous plant ({Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in
Europe as a salad.
(b) Damewort.
(c) Rocket larkspur. See below.
Dyer's Rocket. (Bot.) See Dyer's broom, under Broom.
Rocket larkspur (Bot.), an annual plant with showy flowers
in long racemes ({Delphinium Ajacis).
Sea rocket (Bot.), either of two fleshy cruciferous plants
({Cakile maritima and C. Americana) found on the
seashore of Europe and America.
Yellow rocket (Bot.), a common cruciferous weed with yellow
flowers ({Barbarea vulgaris).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Sea rocket \Sea" rock"et\(Bot.)
See under Rocket.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
sea rocket
n.
(alt form en searocket)
From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]
sea rocket
n.
(alt form en searocket)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
sea rocket
n.
(alt form en searocket)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
sea rocket
n.
(alt form en searocket)
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