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arugula (sh) and factoid (iou)


arugula (sh)




or rocket

Yellowish-flowered European herbaceous plant (Eruca vesicaria sativa), of the mustard family, cultivated for its foliage, which is used especially in salads.

The leaves taste sharp and peppery when young and succulent but become bitter with age. A medicinal oil is extracted from the seeds.


factoid (iou)



factoid noun & adjective. L20.
[from FACT + -OID.]
A. noun. An assumption or speculation that is reported and repeated so often that it becomes accepted as a fact; a simulated or imagined fact. L20.
b. adjective. That is a factoid; having the character of a factoid; containing factoids. L20.