# radish

Pronunciation: say "RAD-ish" US /ˈɹæd.ɪʃ/, UK /ˈɹad.ɪʃ/

## Noun

1. The edible root of a garden plant, sharp and eaten raw in some varieties but milder and cooked in others.
   - Simple: The crisp root of a garden plant, eaten raw for its sharp taste or cooked to make it milder.
   - _He grated fresh radish over the rice bowl for a peppery kick._
   - _In many cuisines, radish is pickled to balance rich, fatty dishes._
2. A plant of the cabbage family, Raphanus sativus, grown for its edible root.
   - Simple: A leafy garden plant of the cabbage family that grows an edible root underground.
   - _Farmers sow radish in early spring for a quick first harvest._
   - _The radish in our plot bolted to seed during the heat wave._
3. Any of various other root plants of the genus Raphanus or the wider mustard family.
   - Simple: Any of several other root plants in the same family, similar to the common garden kind.
   - _Wild radish, a roadside relative, produces tough roots unfit for the table._
   - _Foragers sometimes mistake wild radish for the cultivated garden variety._

## Origin

The word comes from Middle English radiche, from Old English rǣdiċ, from Proto-West Germanic *rādik, which was borrowed from Latin rādīcem ('root of a plant; radish'). It was later influenced by Anglo-Norman radich and Middle French radice, borrowed from Italian radice, which came from the same Latin source. It is a doublet of radix.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/radish (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).