horseradish
(noun) grated horseradish root
horseradish, horse radish, red cole, Armoracia rusticana
(noun) coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root
horseradish, horseradish root
(noun) the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning
Source: WordNet® 3.1
horseradish (countable and uncountable, plural horseradishes)
(countable) A plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana.
(uncountable) A pungent condiment made from the root of the plant.
• (condiment): horseradish sauce
Source: Wiktionary
Horse"-rad`ish, n. (Bot.)
Definition: A plant of the genus Nasturtium (N. Armoracia), allied to scurvy grass, having a root of a pungent taste, much used, when grated, as a condiment and in medicine. Gray. Horse-radish tree. (Bot.) See Moringa.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
2 July 2024
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