Radish

Definitions

1. A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.
   countable, uncountable
2. The root of this plant used as food. Some varieties are pungent and usually eaten raw in salads, etc., while others have a milder taste and are cooked.
   countable, uncountable
3. Some other root plant of genus Raphanus or family Brassicaceae.
   countable, in-compounds, uncountable

Equivalents

46 more languages

العربيةالفجلفجل

Българскире́пичка

བོད་སྐད།ལ་ཕུག

Bosanskiradiradišradišarotkvaротква+ 2 more

Catalàrave

Češtinaředkevředkvička

Ελληνικάραπανάκιραπάνι

Esperantorafaneto

فارسیتربتربچه

Suomiretiisiretikkaruokaretikka

Gàidhligmeacan-ruadh

Galegoravosaramago

עבריתצנון

हिन्दीमूली

Hrvatskiradiradišradišarotkvaротква+ 2 more

Magyarretek

Հայերենբողկ

Bahasa Indonesialobakrades

Íslenskahreðkaradísa

Italianoravanello

日本語ラディッシュ二十日大根大根菔赤蕪+ 2 more

ქართულიბოლოკი

한국어菔무

Kurdîradîraverube

Latinaraphanus

Latviešuredīssrutks

Македонскиротквица

മലയാളംമുള്ളങ്കി

Монголулаан лууван

मराठीमुळा

Bahasa Melayulobak

Maltifiġel

Nederlandsradijsjerammenas

Polskirzodkiewrzodkiewkarzodkiewkowyrzodkwiany+ 1 more

Portuguêsrabanete

Românăridiche

Русскийредисредиска

Slovenčinareďkovka

Српскиradiradišradišarotkvaротква+ 2 more

Svenskarädisarättika

தமிழ்முள்ளங்கி

తెలుగుముల్లంగి

ไทยหัวไชเท้าไชเท้า

Türkçekırmızıturpturp

Українськареди́средискаредька

Wolofradi

Examples

“Many times they ſow divers ſeeds in a Bed together, as Radiſhes and Carrots, that by ſuch time as the Carrots come⟳ up, the Radiſhes may be gone. Upon beds newly ſet with Licorice they ſow Onions or Radiſh, or Lettice if their Licorice plants or ground be but weak, ſo as not quickly to cauſe a ſhadow with their leaves.”

“The newly-introduced radish, which has attracted the attention of horticulturists so much of late, is certainly a novelty, inasmuch as the edible portion of the plant⟳ is the seed-vessel, and not the root. The common radish, in its numerous varieties, in such an exceedingly popular salad-plant, that we are scarcely prepared to look⟳ to this genus for new economic products or floral novelties. When we consider⟳ the many varieties of radish known to this country, from the long and tapering red-root to the white turnip-radish, we might, in some measure⟳, be prepared for a wider development of nature's laws in tropical countries.”

“Although hardly coming under my theme, I cannot omit this: "Against a woman's chatter: Taste⟳ at night fasting a root of radish, that day the chatter cannot harm⟳ thee."”

“Fat people ſhould not eat⟳ freely of oily, nouriſhing diet. They ought frequently to eat⟳ radiſh, garlic, ſpices, or ſuch things as are heating, and promote⟳ perſpiration and urine.”

“The flavors of radicchio and radish are delicious with only a touch⟳ of balsamic vinegar for a dressing.”

“Purple shoots had grown up from the wheat seeds sown in the furrows. He fell to his knees and dug up a radish. There was a sound⟳ like⟳ a bubble popping as the thin roots parted from the earth.”

“rat-tail radish (Raphanus caudatus); wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum)”

“The Wild Radish (Raphanus raphanistrum), is Edward's trophy, brought from a piece of waste⟳ ground near Hawkhurst, in Kent. The petals are white or pale lilac, veined distinctly with a deeper shade. The Sea Radish (R. maritimus,[…]), is primrose-coloured, also veined. Fanny brought it from the beautiful cliffs near Lizard Point⟳.”

“Radishes were something new for me. The first time I tried growing for seed, I was surprised by the shape⟳ of the pods; they looked like⟳ hot peppers. Being the curious type⟳ I nibbled on a few pods and found they were delicious when still in the immature stage⟳. I thought I had discovered something novel when, lo and behold, I found out that radishes grown in India just for their pods—a variety called Rat-Tail radish—for many years.”

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