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horse-radish

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horse⋅rad⋅ish

[hawrs-rad-ish]
–noun
1. a cultivated plant, Armoracia rusticana, of the mustard family, having small, white flowers.
2. the pungent root of this plant, ground and used as a condiment and in medicine.
3. the condiment itself, sometimes moistened with vinegar or mixed with ground beets.
–adjective
4. of or containing ground horseradish as a flavoring: brisket of beef with horseradish sauce.

Origin:
1590–1600; horse + radish
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horseradish

  1. n.
    heroin. (Because it begins with H. See also horse.) : Bart can get you some horseradish.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

horseradish 
1597, Cochlearia armoricia, the common name preserves the once-common figurative sense of horse as "strong, large, coarse" (e.g. in obs. horse mushroom, horse parsley, etc.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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