radish

noun

A Eurasian plant (Raphanus sativus) in the mustard family, having a fleshy edible root and white to purple flowers clustered in a terminal raceme.

noun

The pungent root of this plant, often eaten raw.

noun

A plant, Raphanus sativus, cultivated for its edible root; also other species of the same genus. (See phrases below.)

noun

A root of this plant.

noun

Same as water-radish.

noun

The pungent fleshy root of a well-known cruciferous plant (Raphanus sativus); also, the whole plant.

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a small two-winged fly (Anthomyia raphani) whose larvæ burrow in radishes. It resembles the onion fly.

noun

an herb (Raphanus caudatus) having a long, slender pod, which is sometimes eaten.

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the jointed charlock.

noun

A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus, having an edible root