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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.
[See Ruddy.]
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.

Definition 2024


radish

radish

English

Noun

radish (plural radishes)

  1. A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus, having an edible root
  2. The pungent root of this plant, usually eaten raw in salads etc

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