What does radish mean?we found 3 entries for the meaning of 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 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]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

radish

noun

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]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

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["o]l.), a small two-winged fly (Anthomyia raphani) whose larv[ae] 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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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