eruca (eroʻka)

[L., a caterpillar, a cankerworm, also a sort of colewort: see eruke.] 1. An insect in the larval state; a caterpillar. 2. [ cap.] [NL.] A small genus of cruciferous plants, of the mountains of Europe and central Asia. E. sativa is the garden-rocket, which when young and tender is frequently eaten as a salad, especially on the continent of Europe. 3. [ cap .] [NL.] A genus of univalve mollusks. eruciform (e-rö'si-form), a . [L. eruca , a caterpillar, + form a , form.] 1. In entom ., resembling a caterpillar: said of certain larvæ, as those of the saw-fly.-2. In bot ., worm-like; shaped like a caterpillar: applied to the spores of certain lichens. Also erucaform. erucivorous (er-ö-siv'o-rus), a . [NL. erucivorus, vorare , eat, devour.] In entom , and ornith . , feeding on caterpillars, as the larvæ of ichneumon-flies and many other Hymenoptera , and various birds. = = Pr. eructatio = Sp. eruct a cion = Pg. eruct a It. eruttazione, Cabbage ('tis confe 'd) is greatly accused for lying undigested in the stomach, and provoking eructations. Evelyn, Acetaria. 2. A violent bursting forth or ejection of matter from the earth. Thermæ are hot springs or fiery eructations . Woodward. erudiatet (e-röʼdi-āt), v . t. [Irreg. erudire , pp. eruditus , instruct: see erudite .] To instruct; educate; teach. The skilful godde there erudiates these In all she did. Fanshaw .