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Definition of Radish plant
1. Noun. A cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root.
Terms within: Radish, Radish
Generic synonyms: Crucifer, Cruciferous Plant
Group relationships: Genus Raphanus, Raphanus
Specialized synonyms: Radish, Raphanus Sativus, Daikon, Japanese Radish, Radish, Raphanus Sativus Longipinnatus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Radish Plant
Literary usage of Radish plant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Nature Studies on the Farm: Soils and Plants by Charles Albert Keffer (1907)
"If you could count the seeds that ripen on a single radish plant, you would have
... The radish plant can not plow and harrow and put its seeds in a drill; ..."
2. Elements of Agriculture: For Use in Schools by James Bolton McBryde (1901)
"7A shows a young radish plant sprouted in this way; the root hairs show like fine
threads. Fig. 7B shows a young radish plant pulled from the soil. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Pharmaceutical Science: A Guide for the Pharmaceutist by H. V. Sweringen (1882)
"Then mix the whole with sufficient heat, and keep the glue in a vial closely
stopped. AR MORA CI A. The horse-radish plant. ARMORACIA RADIX. ..."
4. Nature Study with Common Things: An Elementary Laboratory Manual by Marion Hamilton Carter (1904)
"The reason of this is that the radish plant has used the food it stored up and has
... Make a drawing of the whole radish plant, showing how and where the ..."
5. The New International Encyclopædia by Daniel Colt Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1903)
"The insects which affect the radish plant in the United States are for the most
part the same species which are found on cabbage and turnips. ..."
6. Botany: An Elementary Text for Schools by Liberty Hyde Bailey (1900)
"... secure a young radish plant (or almost any seedling with several leaves) and
insert the roots into a small bottle containing some of the saltpeter ..."
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