From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
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}]
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