RADISHES

Noun

radishes

plural of radish

Anagrams

• air sheds, airsheds

Source: Wiktionary


RADISH

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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