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wall rocket

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Diplotaxis (can refer both to the genus and specific species), native to the western Mediterranean and adjoining regions, used as a leaf vegetable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

yellow-flowered European plant that grows on old walls and in waste places; an adventive weed in North America

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Diplotaxis muralis, Diplotaxis tenuifolia

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant

History

Etymology

From wall + rocket.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جَهَق (jahaq) — plant of the genus Diplotaxis
  • Arabic: خَفَج (ḵafaj) — plant of the genus Diplotaxis
  • Finnish: hietasinappi — plant of the genus Diplotaxis
  • French: diplotaxis — plant of the genus Diplotaxis
  • German: Doppelsame — plant of the genus Diplotaxis
  • Hebrew: טוריים (turáyim) — plant of the genus Diplotaxis
  • Polish: dwurząd — plant of the genus Diplotaxis
  • Russian: двуря́дник (dvurjádnik) — plant of the genus Diplotaxis
  • Serbo-Croatian: dvòredac — plant of the genus Diplotaxis
  • Slovene: dvorẹ̑dəc — plant of the genus Diplotaxis
  • Ukrainian: дворя́дник (dvorjádnyk) — plant of the genus Diplotaxis