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Definition of Daikon
1. Noun. Radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked.
Generic synonyms: Radish, Radish Plant
Definition of Daikon
1. Noun. A white, large cultivar of radish, ''Raphanus sativus ''var.'' longipinnatus'', used in the cuisines of Japan, China, and Korea. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Daikon
1. a Japanese radish [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Daikon
Literary usage of Daikon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. East and West: Being Papers Reprinted from the "Daily Telegraph" and Other by Edwin Arnold (1896)
"... called " daikon " suffice them, at any rate until they can get to a bit of
fried fish ; and the delicate cup of weak tea— the universal beverage of the ..."
2. Useful Plants of Japan Described and Illustrated by Dai Nihon Nōkai (1895)
"101. Raphanus sativus, L., var., Jap. Natsu-daikon ; a ... Aka-daikon, Murasaki-daikon;
a variety of raddish (93). The leaves and roots are purple tinted. ..."
3. The Foundations of Japan: Notes Made During Journeys of 6,000 Miles in the by John William Robertson Scott (1922)
"There is daikon production up to the value of about a ... In addition to the
roots sent into Tokyo, there is a large export trade in daikon salted in casks. ..."
4. Notes in Japan by Alfred Parsons (1895)
"Such is * " daikon " is a large kind of white radish, which is boiled and cut in
strips and ... Won't daikon do To stew With carrots and a bean or two? ..."
5. Our Journey Around the World: An Illustrated Record of a Year's Travel of by Francis Edward Clark, Harriet Elizabeth Clark (1895)
"Some one has described it as a cross between spoiled sauerkraut and decayed
Limburger cheese, and perhaps THE VILLAINOUS daikon. there is no better ..."
6. Half-hours in Japan by Herbert Moore (1900)
"At the end of the meal, too, a piece of the daikon is eaten. daikon is a kind of
turnip, growing to a length of eighteen inches, and a thickness of " daikon ..."
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