radish
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[rad-ish] Pronunciation Key
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[rad-ish] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | the crisp, pungent, edible root of the plant, Raphanus sativus, of the mustard family, usually eaten raw. |
| 2. | the plant itself. |
[Origin: bef. 1000; late ME radish(e), var. (cf. OF radise, var. of radice) of ME radich(e), OE rǣdic < L rādīc- (s. of rādīx root1); cf. OHG rātih, G Rettich]
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rad·ish·like, adjective
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| rad·ish
(rād'ĭsh) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English radiche, from Old English rædic, from Latin rādīx, rādīc-, root; see wrād- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
radish
radish
late O.E. rædic, from L. radicem, acc. of radix "root," from PIE base *wrad- "twig, root" (cf. Gk. rhiza, Lesbian brisda "root;" Gk. hradamnos "branch;" Goth. waurts, O.E. wyrt, Welsh gwridd, O.Ir. fren "root").
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| radish | |
noun | |
| 1. | pungent fleshy edible root |
| 2. | radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked |
| 3. | pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants |
| 4. | Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw |
| 5. | a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root [syn: radish plant] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Radish
Rad"ish\, n. [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 (Paphanus sativus); also, the whole plant. Radish fly (Zo["o]l.), a small two-winged fly (Anthomyia raphani) whose larv[ae] 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.
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