Radish

'Radish' in Webster

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Rad"ish   (răd"&ibreve;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.
 Radish fly (Zoöl.), a small two- winged fly (Anthomyia
raphani) whose larv&aelig; 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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