radish
Pronunciation Noun
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Pronunciation Noun
radish (plural radishes)
- A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.
- 1659 (indicated as 1660), Robert Sharrock, “Of Propagation by Seed”, in The History of the Propagation & Improvement of Vegetables by the Concurrence of Art and Nature: [...], Oxford: Printed by A. Lichfield, printer to the University, for Tho[mas] Robinson, OCLC 832949671, pages 14–15 ↗:
- 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.
- 1659 (indicated as 1660), Robert Sharrock, “Of Propagation by Seed”, in The History of the Propagation & Improvement of Vegetables by the Concurrence of Art and Nature: [...], Oxford: Printed by A. Lichfield, printer to the University, for Tho[mas] Robinson, OCLC 832949671, pages 14–15 ↗:
- The root of this plant used as food. Some variety#Noun|varieties are pungent and usually eaten raw in salads, etc., while others have a milder taste and are cook#Verb|cooked.
- With a distinguishing word: some other plant of the Raphanus genus or Brassicaceae family.
- rat-tail radish (Raphanus caudatus); wild radish (ll mul)
- French: radis
- German: Radieschen, Rettich
- Italian: ravanello
- Portuguese: rabanete
- Russian: реди́с
- Spanish: rábano
- French: radis
- German: Radieschen
- Italian: ravanello
- Portuguese: rabanete
- Russian: реди́ска
- Spanish: rábano
- German: Rettich
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