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Definition of Radish

1. Noun. Pungent fleshy edible root.

2. Noun. Radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked.

3. Noun. Pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants.

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

5. Noun. A cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root.

Definition of Radish

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

Definition of Radish

1. Noun. A plant of the ''Brassicaceae'' family, ''Raphanus sativus'', having an edible root ¹

2. Noun. The pungent root of this plant, usually eaten raw in salads etc ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Radish

1. a pungent, edible root [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Radish

1. The pungent fleshy root of a well-known cruciferous plant (Paphanus sativus); also, the whole plant. Radish fly, a small two-winged fly (Anthomyia raphani) whose larvae burrow in radishes. It resembles the onion fly. Rat-tailed radish, the jointed charlock. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Radish

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