The Collaborative International Dictionary
Sea rocket
Sea rocket \Sea" rock"et\(Bot.) See under Rocket.
Sea rocket
Rocket \Rock"et\, n. [F. roquette (cf. Sp. ruqueta, It ruchetta), fr. L. eruca.] (Bot.)
A cruciferous plant ( Eruca sativa) sometimes eaten in Europe as a salad.
Damewort.
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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 Cakile Americana) found on the seashore of Europe and America.
Yellow rocket (Bot.), a common cruciferous weed with yellow flowers ( Barbarea vulgaris).