radish : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: radish	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for radish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
radish n pungent fleshy edible root radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked Synonym(s): radish, daikon, Japanese radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw Synonym(s): radish, Raphanus sativus a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root Synonym(s): radish plant, radish
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Radish \Rad"ish\, 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 ({Paphanus sativus}); also, the whole plant. {Radish fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small two-winged fly ({Anthomyia raphani}) whose larv[91] 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.