horseradish

[hawrs-rad-ish] /ˈhɔrsˌræd ɪʃ/
noun
1.
a cultivated plant, Armoracia rusticana, of the mustard family, having small, white flowers.
2.
the pungent root of this plant, ground and used as a condiment and in medicine.
3.
the condiment itself, sometimes moistened with vinegar or mixed with ground beets.
adjective
4.
of or containing ground horseradish as a flavoring:
brisket of beef with horseradish sauce.
Origin
1590-1600; horse + radish
Examples from the web for horseradish
  • Also add several pieces of fresh, cleaned horseradish, and a whole cleaned and peeled red beet.
  • Canned beets may be used in place of fresh ones, and bottled horseradish if of strong flavor and well drained.
  • The house specialty is the extra-hot horseradish and the pizza.
  • Those who want to try a unique, flavorful entrée might try the horseradish crusted grouper or the ginger tuna.
  • For a side, order the horseradish mashed potatoes, another specialty.
  • Next up was avocado rolled salmon with horseradish sour cream.
  • They'll start with mandatory registration of horseradish and then work down to confiscating paprika.
  • For an appetizer, try adding smoked catfish or trout with a little freshly grated horseradish.
  • There the noodles are served hot in soups or cold with a fiery horseradish dressing.
  • One is tuna accompanied by horseradish sorbet, colder and more crystalline than the traditional horseradish in cream.
British Dictionary definitions for horseradish

horseradish

/ˈhɔːsˌrædɪʃ/
noun
1.
a coarse Eurasian plant, Armoracia rusticana, cultivated for its thick white pungent root: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
2.
the root of this plant, which is ground and combined with vinegar, etc, to make a sauce
Word Origin and History for horseradish
n.

1590s, Cochlearia armoricia; the common name preserves the once-common figurative sense of horse as "strong, large, coarse" (e.g. in obsolete horse mushroom, horse parsley, Old English horsminte "horse mint," etc.); also see radish.