Definitions for: 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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: Raphanus sativus

See Also: cruciferous vegetable, genus raphanus, isothiocyanate, radish plant, radish plant, Raphanus, root, root vegetable

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