radish
/'rædiʃ/
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Definition
- Noun:
- A plant with an edible root: A cruciferous plant (Raphanus sativus) cultivated for its pungent, crisp, edible root, which is typically eaten raw.
- The edible root itself: The fleshy, pungent, and usually red or white root of this plant, consumed as a vegetable.
Examples of Usage
- Noun:
- She added thinly sliced radish to the salad for extra crunch.
- The farmer grows several varieties of radish in his garden.
- This radish has a very sharp, peppery flavor.
Advanced Usage
- "Radish" as a descriptor for color or shape: Sometimes used informally to describe something resembling the vegetable in color (a bright pinkish-red) or form.
- Her cheeks turned a shade of radish red from the cold.
Variants and Related Words
- Radishes (n): The plural form.
- The recipe calls for six radishes.
- Radish sprout / Radish greens: The young shoots or leaves of the radish plant, which are also edible.
- The radish greens can be sautéed like spinach.
Synonyms
- Cruciferous root vegetable: A more botanical term.
- Root crop: A general agricultural term for vegetables grown for their roots.
Related Phrases
- As cool as a radish: An informal idiom meaning very calm and composed.
- Even during the crisis, the manager remained as cool as a radish.
Related Idioms
- To draw a radish: (Archaic/Rare) An old phrase meaning to accomplish a trivial or very easy task.
- For an experienced chef, making that sauce is like drawing a radish.
Noun
- a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root
- Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw
- pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants
- radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked
- pungent fleshy edible root