RADISH

radish

(noun) pungent fleshy edible root

radish, Raphanus sativus

(noun) Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw

radish

(noun) pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants

radish, daikon, Japanese radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus

(noun) radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

radish (plural radishes)

A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.

The root of this plant used as food. Some varieties are pungent and usually eaten raw in salads, etc, while others have a milder taste and are cooked.

With a distinguishing word: some other plant of the Raphanus genus or Brassicaceae family.

Anagrams

• Dahirs, Rashid

Source: Wiktionary


Rad"ish, n. Etym: [F. radis; cf. It. radice, Pr. raditz: all fr. L. radix, -icis, a root, an edible root, especially a radish, akin to E. wort. See Wort, and cf. Eradicate, Race a root, Radix.] (Bot.)

Definition: The pungent fleshy root of a well-known cruciferous plant (Paphanus sativus); also, the whole plant. Radish fly (Zoöl.), a small two-winged fly (Anthomyia raphani) whose larvæ burrow in radishes. It resembles the onion fly.

– Rat-tailed radish (Bot.), an herb (Raphanus caudatus) having a long, slender pod, which is sometimes eaten.

– Wild radish (Bot.), the jointed charlock.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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