radish

名词 n.
/ˈɹad.ɪʃ/    /ˈɹæd.ɪʃ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root. countable,uncountable
    — Many times they ſow divers ſeeds in a Bed together, as Radiſhes and Carrots, that by ſuch time as the Carrots come up, the Radiſhes may be gone. Upon beds newly ſet with Licorice they ſow Onions or Radiſh, or Lettice if their Licorice plants or ground be but weak, ſo as not quickly to cauſe a ſhadow with their leaves.
  2. The root of this plant used as food. Some varieties are pungent and usually eaten raw in salads, etc., while others have a milder taste and are cooked. countable,uncountable
    — Fat people ſhould not eat freely of oily, nouriſhing diet. They ought frequently to eat radiſh, garlic, ſpices, or ſuch things as are heating, and promote perſpiration and urine.
  3. Some other root plant of genus Raphanus or family Brassicaceae. countable,in-compounds,uncountable
    — rat-tail radish (Raphanus caudatus); wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum)

词形变化

radishes plural raddish alternative,obsolete

词源

PIE word
*wréh₂ds
From Middle English radiche, from Old English rǣdiċ, from Proto-West Germanic *rādik, borrowed from Latin rādīcem (“root of a plant; radish”); later influenced by Anglo-Norman radich and Middle French radice, borrowed from Italian radice, from the same Latin source. Doublet of radix.
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