radish

Noun
Synonyms: daikonJapanese radishRaphanus sativus longipinnatusRaphanus sativusradish plant

WordNet 3.0

Noun (5)

  1. pungent fleshy edible root
  2. radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cookedSynonyms: daikonJapanese radishRaphanus sativus longipinnatus
  3. pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants
  4. Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten rawSynonyms: Raphanus sativus
  5. a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible rootSynonyms: radish plant
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Radish \Rad"ish\ (r[a^]d"[i^]sh), n. [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.) The pungent fleshy root of a well-known cruciferous plant (Raphanus sativus); also, the whole plant. [1913 Webster]

Radish fly (Zool.), a small two-winged fly (Anthomyia raphani) whose larvae 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. [1913 Webster]

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