radish

2 definitions found

radish - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Radish \Rad"ish\ (r[a^]d"[i^]sh), 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
     (Raphanus sativus); also, the whole plant.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     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.
        [1913 Webster]

radish - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  radish
      n 1: pungent fleshy edible root
      2: radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or
         cooked [syn: radish, daikon, Japanese radish, Raphanus   sativus longipinnatus
         ]
      3: pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish
         plants
      4: Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root
         usually eaten raw [syn: radish, Raphanus sativus]
      5: a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent
         edible root [syn: radish plant, radish]