About The Word Radish
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Radish
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What's The Definition Of Radish?
[n] pungent fleshy edible root
[n] Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw [n] pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants Synonyms | Synonyms for Radish: Raphanus sativus Related Terms | Find terms related to Radish: See Also | cruciferous vegetable | genus raphanus | isothiocyanate | radish plant | radish plant | Raphanus | root | root vegetable Radish In Webster's Dictionary \Rad"ish\, 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
({Paphanus sativus}); also, the whole plant.
{Radish fly} (Zo["o]l.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia
raphani}) whose larv[ae] 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.
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