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RADISH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pungent fleshy edible root
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("radish" is a kind of...):
root vegetable (any of various fleshy edible underground roots or tubers)
cruciferous vegetable (a vegetable of the mustard family: especially mustard greens; various cabbages; broccoli; cauliflower; brussels sprouts)
Holonyms ("radish" is a part of...):
radish; radish plant (a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root
Synonyms:
radish; radish plant
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("radish" is a kind of...):
crucifer; cruciferous plant (any of various plants of the family Cruciferae)
Meronyms (parts of "radish"):
radish (pungent fleshy edible root)
radish (pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "radish"):
radish; Raphanus sativus (Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw)
daikon; Japanese radish; radish; Raphanus sativus longipinnatus (radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked)
Holonyms ("radish" is a member of...):
genus Raphanus; Raphanus (radish)
Sense 3
Meaning:
Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw
Synonyms:
radish; Raphanus sativus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("radish" is a kind of...):
radish; radish plant (a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root)
Meronyms (substance of "radish"):
isothiocyanate (a family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards; source of the hotness of those plants and preparations)
Holonyms ("radish" is a member of...):
genus Raphanus; Raphanus (radish)
Sense 4
Meaning:
Pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("radish" is a kind of...):
root ((botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground)
Holonyms ("radish" is a part of...):
radish; radish plant (a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked
Synonyms:
daikon; Japanese radish; radish; Raphanus sativus longipinnatus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("radish" is a kind of...):
radish; radish plant (a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root)
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