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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:

Nouns denoting plants

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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