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Webster 1913 Edition
Radish
Rad′ish
(răd′ĭsh)
, Noun.
[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 (
Raphanus sativus
); also, the whole plant. Radish fly
(Zool.)
, a small two-winged fly (
– Anthomyia raphani
) whose larvae 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Radish
RAD'ISH
,Noun.
A plant of the genus Raphanus, the root of which is eaten raw. Horse-radish is of the genus Cochlearia. Water-radish is of the genus Sisymbrium.