radish

  • 31radish — noun 1》 a pungent tasting edible root, typically small, spherical, and red, and eaten raw. 2》 the plant of the cabbage family which yields radishes. [Raphanus sativus.] Origin OE rædic, from L. radix, radic root …

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  • 32radish — noun (C) a small vegetable whose red or white root is eaten raw and has a strong spicy taste …

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  • 33radish — rad·ish …

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  • 34radish — [ˈrædɪʃ] noun [C] a small white or red vegetable that is eaten raw in salads …

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  • 35radish — see RADICAL …

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  • 36radish — n. 1 a cruciferous plant, Raphanus sativus, with a fleshy pungent root. 2 this root, eaten esp. raw in salads etc. Etymology: OE raeligdic f. L radix radicis root …

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  • 37Rat-tailed radish — 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… …

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  • 38Wild radish — 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… …

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  • 39radish tree — noun : an Australian shrub or small tree (Codonocarpus cotinifolius) of the family Phytolaccaceae with pale glaucous foliage and small unisexual flowers in racemes …

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  • 40Eli Radish Band — The Eli Radish Band were pioneers of outlaw and alt.country music. As author Deana Adams said in her 2003 rock history book, “They were country when country wasn’t cool. They were country rock when there was no such thing.… …

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