Definition of Radish

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radish
n. type of bitter-tasting edible root from the mustard family; plant that produces this root

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Radish Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Radish
(n.)
The pungent fleshy root of a well-known cruciferous plant (Raphanus sativus); also, the whole plant.
  

WordNet 2.0
radish

Noun
1. pungent fleshy edible root
(hypernym) root vegetable
(part-holonym) radish plant
2. pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants
(hypernym) root
(part-holonym) radish plant
3. Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw
(synonym) Raphanus sativus
(hypernym) radish plant
(member-holonym) Raphanus, genus raphanus
(substance-meronym) isothiocyanate

hEnglish - advanced version
radish

radish
\rad"ish\ (răd"&ibreve;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.
radish
fly (zo?l.), a small two-winged fly (anthomyia raphani) whose larv? burrow in radishes. it resembles the onion fly.


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 water radish 

Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
radish
raidis

JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary
Rhuddugl
Rhuddugl = n. the radish


Radish Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries

Dream Dictionary
Radish
To dream of seeing a bed of radishes growing, is an omen of good luck. Your friends will be unusually kind, and your business will prosper.

If you eat them, you will suffer slightly through the thoughtlessness of some one near to you.

To see radishes, or plant them, denotes that your anticipations will be happily realized.
  


Radish Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries

Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Radish
The radish (Raphanus sativus) is an edible root vegetable of the Brassicaceae family that was domesticated in Europe in pre-Roman times. They are grown and consumed throughout the world, and in addition to their use as a food, radishes have uses as an alternative treatment for a variety of medial conditions, and the seeds can be used as a biofuel. Radishes have numerous varieties, varying in size, color and duration of required cultivation time.

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