different between rugula vs arugula

English

rugula (plural rugulas)

Probably from Italian rucola. (Eng. usg. 1967)

Cognate to rocket (“plant”).

arugula (countable and uncountable, plural arugulas)

One of three yellowish-flowered Mediterranean herbs of the mustard family with flavoured leaves, often eaten in salads. Has a distinct, peppery flavor:
1. Eruca sativa, sometimes Eruca vesicaria subsp. sativa
2. Eruca vesicaria
3. Diplotaxis tenuifolia

(herb): rugola, rugula, garden rocket, rocket
(Eruca sativa): garden rocket, rocket, eruca, rocketsalad, salad rocket, rucola, rucoli, rugula, colewort, roquette
(Diplotaxis tenuifolia): perennial wall-rocket

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