Horseradish

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Horse-radish \Horse"-rad`ish\, n. (Bot.)
     A plant of the genus {Nasturtium} ({Nasturtium Armoracia}),
     allied to scurvy grass, having a root of a pungent taste,
     much used, when grated, as a condiment and in medicine.
     --Gray.
     [1913 Webster]


  
     {Horse-radish tree}. (Bot.) See {Moringa}.
        [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  horseradish
       n 1: the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground
            and used for seasoning [syn: {horseradish root}]
       2: coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent
          root [syn: {horse radish}, {red cole}, {Armoracia
          rusticana}]
       3: grated horseradish root