Radish

2 definitions found

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) 2.0 [wn]:

  radish
       n 1: pungent fleshy edible root
       2: pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish
          plants
       3: Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root
          usually eaten raw [syn: {Raphanus sativus}]