| radish | <botany> The pungent fleshy root of a well-known cruciferous plant (Paphanus sativus); also, the whole plant. <zoology> Radish fly, a small two-winged fly (Anthomyia raphani) whose larvae burrow in radishes. It resembles the onion fly. <botany> Rat-tailed radish, the jointed charlock. Origin: 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| water radish | <botany> A coarse yellow-flowered plant (Nasturtium amphibium) related to the water cress and to the horse-radish. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| horse-radish | <botany> A plant of the genus Nasturtium (N. Armoracia), allied to scurvy grass, having a root of a pungent taste, much used, when grated, as a condiment and in medicine. Horse-radish tree. <botany> See Moringa. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |