radish

[rad-ish] /ˈræd ɪʃ/

noun

the crisp, pungent, edible root of the plant, Raphanus sativus, of the mustard family, usually eaten raw.

the plant itself.

Origin

before 1000; late Middle English radish(e), variant (compare Old French radise, variant of radice) of Middle English radich(e), Old English rǣdic < Latin rādīc- (stem of rādīx root¹); compare Old High German rātih, German Rettich

Related forms

radishlike, adjective

Examples from the web for radish

In a medium bowl mix the radish with the parsley, olive oil, and pepper.
Dietary surveys implicated radish sprouts from a nearby farm.
He'll serve a langoustine flanked by barely cooked tiny yellow carrots and a minute fronded radish.
Combine the shredded radish with thinly sliced red onion and diced snow peas.
Middle row: yarrow, mustard flowers, radish flowers.

British Dictionary definitions for radish

radish

/ˈrædɪʃ/

noun

any of various plants of the genus Raphanus, esp R. sativus of Europe and Asia, cultivated for its edible root: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)

the root of this plant, which has a pungent taste and is eaten raw in salads

wild radish, another name for white charlock See charlock (sense 2)

Word Origin

Old English rǣdīc, from Latin rādīx root

Word Origin and History for radish

late Old English rædic "radish," from Latin radicem (nominative radix) "root, radish," from PIE root *wrad- "twig, root" (cf. Greek rhiza, Lesbian brisda "root;" Greek hradamnos "branch;" Gothic waurts, Old English wyrt; Welsh gwridd, Old Irish fren "root"). Spelling perhaps influenced by Old French radise, variant of radice, from Vulgar Latin *radicina, from radicem.