radish

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The “shoulders” of the radish are the broadest part of the vegetable, so you’ll be able to judge if they are large enough to pick.

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  1. noun A Eurasian plant (Raphanus sativus) having a fleshy edible root and white to purple flowers clustered in a terminal raceme.
  2. noun The pungent root of this plant, eaten raw as an appetizer and in salads.

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  • The “shoulders” of the radish are the broadest part of the vegetable, so you’ll be able to judge if they are large enough to pick. —  Epinions Recent Content for Home
  • Or tell a Japanese daikon = radish, then let them go to America or Europe and get a "radish" ... —  Japan Probe
  • Broccoli, radish, alfalfa, and bean sprouts are packed with nutrients and the sprouting seeds have a shelf life of 4-5 years. —  SurvivalBlog.com
  • Toss together carrot, radish, apple, scallion, vinegar, 1 tablespoon sugar, and ½ teaspoon salt in a bowl.
  • The daughter saw a fine radish, and began to pull it up, when suddenly a Turk appeared, and said: "Why have you opened my master's door? —  Italian Popular Tales
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  1. Middle English radiche, from Old English rædic, from Latin rādīx, rādīc-, root; see wrād- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. Formerly also raddish (also dial. redish, reddish, apparently simulating reddish, of a red color); early modern English radice, radyce; from Middle English radish = Dutch radijs = Low German radys = German radies = Danish radis = Swedish rädisa, radis, radisa, from Old French radis, French radis, a radish, from Provencal raditz, a root, a radish, = Old French raïs, raïz (also radice), a root, = Italian radice, a root, radish, = Anglo-Saxon rǣdic, rēdic, erroneously hrǣdic, Middle English radik = Middle Low German redik, redek, redich = Old High German rātih, rātich, Middle High German rǣtich, rätich, retich, German rettich, rettig = Danish räddike = Swedish rättika, a radish, from Latin radix (radic-), a root, in particular an edible root, especially a radish: see radix.
 

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