radish

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

1. A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.
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.
3. With a distinguishing word: some other root plant of genus Raphanus or family Brassicaceae.

Συνώνυμα

radish plant

Raphanus sativus

turnip

daikon

Raphanus sativus longipinnatus

red radish

Japanese radish

carrot

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Με παύλα ως

ra‧dish

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/ˈɹadɪʃ/

Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

Κληρονομήθηκε από Μέσα Αγγλικά: radiche

Κληρονομήθηκε από Παλαιά Αγγλικά: rǣdiċ

In summary

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.