Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A coarse Eurasian plant (Armoracia rusticana) in the mustard family, having a thick, whitish, pungent root, large basal leaves, and white flowers in a terminal panicle.
  • noun The roots of this plant.
  • noun A sharp condiment made from the grated roots of this plant.
  • noun Any of various pungent condiments resembling horseradish, such as wasabi.

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  • noun countable A plant of the mustard family, Armoracia rusticana.
  • noun uncountable A pungent condiment made from the root of the plant.

Etymologies

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From horse + radish.

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Examples

  • Ramsay de Give for The Wall Street Journal The spinach and tofu dip, containing horseradish, is served with brown rice chips.

    A Taste of Austria in Chelsea 2010

  • One of the reasons why white horseradish is substituted for wasabi is that up until very recently, it only grew in Japan, and importing it was unbelievably expensive.

    December « 2008 « Off The Broiler 2008

  • What it does have in common with horseradish is its incredible pungency, although it is much more fleeting in effect.

    December « 2008 « Off The Broiler 2008

  • Cooked a new chicken in horseradish sauce with orange-flavored couscous dish for Gini

    The South Will Rise Again 2006

  • The meats were to be roasted and combined with bitter herbs, such as horseradish, which is thought to stimulate the digestive organs and is high in vitamin C.

    Emaxhealth Denise Reynolds RD 2010

  • And make sure that horseradish is FRESH! dbadass will know if it’s not!

    Think Progress » Forgetting His Attacks On The Netroots, O’Reilly Says Media Are Using ‘Nuts’ To ‘Brand’ Tea Party As ‘Racists 2010

  • The horseradish was a superb complement to the langoustine.

    The Latest in Creative Scandinavian Cuisine Bruce Palling 2012

  • In the dead center of the floor Paul Liebrandt, who has recently left Gilt, was offering his FISH AND CHIPS 2006 – a small salt cod croquette made to taste more like fried cod and French fries than brandade, topped with a dot of what I believe was described as a horseradish mayo.

    Current Affairs 2007

  • Wasabi was referred to as horseradish by The New York Times in 1954, and it was still referred to as horseradish by the Times in 1963.

    If You Knew Sushi Tosches, Nick 2007

  • Wasabi was referred to as horseradish by The New York Times in 1954, and it was still referred to as horseradish by the Times in 1963.

    If You Knew Sushi Tosches, Nick 2007

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  • Makes a great creamy sauce with a hot-spicy taste; perfect for roast beef and Yorkshire pudding.

    December 24, 2007

  • Etymologically the horse- bit of this is as in hoarse/coarse, not as in hi-ho Silver.

    June 15, 2022