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radish

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rad·ish  (rdsh)
n.
1. A Eurasian plant (Raphanus sativus) having a fleshy edible root and white to purple flowers clustered in a terminal raceme.
2. The pungent root of this plant, eaten raw as an appetizer and in salads.

[Middle English radiche, from Old English rædic, from Latin rdx, rdc-, root; see wrd- in Indo-European roots.]

radish [ˈrædɪʃ]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various plants of the genus Raphanus, esp R. sativus of Europe and Asia, cultivated for its edible root: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the root of this plant, which has a pungent taste and is eaten raw in salads
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants)
wild radish another name for white charlock See charlock [2]
[Old English rǣdīc, from Latin rādīx root]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.radishradish - pungent fleshy edible root          
root vegetable - any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers
cruciferous vegetable - a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts
radish plant, radish - a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root
2.radish - radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked
radish plant, radish - a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root
3.radish - pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants
radish plant, radish - a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root
root - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
4.radishradish - Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw
radish plant, radish - a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root
isothiocyanate - a family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards; source of the hotness of those plants and preparations
5.radishradish - a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root
radish - pungent fleshy edible root
crucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
Raphanus sativus, radish - Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw
radish - pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants
daikon, Japanese radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus, radish - radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked
Translations
radish [ˈrædɪʃ] Nrábano m

radish [ˈrædɪʃ] nradis m

radish
n (small red variety) → Radieschen nt; (all other varieties) → Rettich m

radish [ˈrædɪʃ] nravanello
radish [ˈrædɪʃ] nravanello

radish
n radish [ˈrӕdiʃ]
a plant with a red-skinned white root used as food. radys فُجْل репичка ředkvička radise das Radieschen ραπανάκι rábano redis ترب چه retiisi radis צְנונִית मूली rotkvica retek lobak hreðka, radísa ravanello はつか大根 ridikëlis redīss lobak radijs reddik rzodkiew rabanete ridiche редиска reďkovka redkev rotkvica rädisa หัวไชเท้า turp 櫻桃蘿蔔 редиска مولی cây củ cải

radish فجل ředkvička radise Radieschen ραπανάκι rábano retiisi radis rotkvica ravanello ラディッシュ radijs reddik rzodkiewka rabanete редиска rädisa ผักมีลูกกลมสีแดงรสคล้ายหัวไชเท้าใช้ใส่ในสลัดผัก kırmızı turp củ cải 萝卜


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Then consider what victual or esculent things there are, which grow speedily, and within the year; as parsnips, carrots, turnips, onions, radish, artichokes of Hierusalem, maize, and the like.
I grieve to state so distressing a fact, but the inhabitants of Typee were in the habit of devouring fish much in the same way that a civilized being would eat a radish, and without any more previous preparation.
The miserable pigtail Mongolian went to hewing away at the saplings all round the stems, like a worm o' the dust gnawing a radish.
 
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