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Radish

Radish Meaning & Definition
Radish Definition And Meaning

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

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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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