Meaning

3 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.

    Radieschen, Radieschen, Rettich

    реди́скаredíska, реди́сredís, реди́сredís

    реди́скаredýska, реди́сredýs, реди́скаredýska

    a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root

  2. (countable, uncountable)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.

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

  3. (countable, in compounds, uncountable)Some other root plant of genus Raphanus or family Brassicaceae.

    rat-tail radish (Raphanus caudatus); wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum)

    Rettich

    ре́дькаrédʹka

Examples

30 sentences
  1. Radishes might be more expensive than the carrots.

    ruРедька может быть дороже, чем морковь. — prokofyev

    deRadieschen könnten teurer als Möhren sein. — Fingerhut

  2. Tom bought some radishes.

  3. Radishes aren't difficult to grow.

    ruВыращивать редис не сложно. — Karok

    deRadieschen sind nicht schwer anzubauen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Everything is political, including growing radishes.

  5. Tom likes to eat radishes whole.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
edible root:
plant Raphanus sativus var. sativus:
Русский
By meaning 2
edible root:
plant Raphanus sativus var. sativus:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
edible root:
plant Raphanus sativus var. sativus:

Forms

plural: radishes
Singularradish
Pluralradishes

regular

Synonyms

5 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw:Raphanus sativus
  • radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked:daikonJapanese radishRaphanus sativus longipinnatus
  • a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root:radish plant

Word family

27 related words

See also

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