 2 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Radish \Rad"ish\ (r[a^]d"[i^]sh), noun [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.
{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.
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