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RAPHANUS SATIVUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw

Synonyms:

radish; Raphanus sativus

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Raphanus sativus" is a kind of...):

radish; radish plant (a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root)

Meronyms (substance of "Raphanus sativus"):

isothiocyanate (a family of compounds derived from horseradish and radishes and onions and mustards; source of the hotness of those plants and preparations)

Holonyms ("Raphanus sativus" is a member of...):

genus Raphanus; Raphanus (radish)

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