Definitions for radishˈræd ɪʃ

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

rad•ishˈræd ɪʃ(n.)

  1. the crisp, pungent, edible root of the plant, Raphanus sativus, of the mustard family, usu. eaten raw.

    Category: Plants

  2. the plant itself.

    Category: Plants

Origin of radish:

bef. 1000; radish(e), var. (cf. OF radise, radice) of ME radich(e), OE rǣdic < L rādīc- (s. of rādīxroot1)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. radish(noun)

    pungent fleshy edible root

  2. radish, daikon, Japanese radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus(noun)

    radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked

  3. radish(noun)

    pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants

  4. radish, Raphanus sativus(noun)

    Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw

  5. radish plant, radish(noun)

    a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

  1. radish(noun)ˈræd ɪʃ

    a small round red salad vegetable

Wiktionary

  1. radish(Noun)

    A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus, having an edible root

  2. radish(Noun)

    The pungent root of this plant, usually eaten raw in salads etc

  3. Origin: redic, rædic, from radice, the ablative singular of radix; later readopted from radis, from raditz, from Latin. Also see: eradicate.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Radish(noun)

    the pungent fleshy root of a well-known cruciferous plant (Raphanus sativus); also, the whole plant


Translations for radish

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

radish(noun)

a plant with a red-skinned white root used as food.

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