: the pungent usually crisp root of a widely cultivated Eurasian plant (Raphanus raphanistrum sativus) of the mustard family usually eaten raw
also
: a plant that produces radishes
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Cool-season crops like carrots, cabbage, lettuce, radishes, and broccoli can be sown in both spring and fall.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
In addition to carrots, beets, turnips, and parsnips, light freezes prime hardier radishes and rutabagas for sweetening.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
The bread is served with fancy butter and small snacks, like briny olives tossed with marinated radishes or fancy popcorn made with corn grown on the farm.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Additional sulphoraphane-containing vegetables are bok choy, kale, radishes and turnips.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2025
In addition to carrots, beets, turnips, and parsnips, light freezes prime hardier radishes and rutabagas for sweetening.
—Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
The bread is served with fancy butter and small snacks, like briny olives tossed with marinated radishes or fancy popcorn made with corn grown on the farm.
—Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 17 Oct. 2025
Additional sulphoraphane-containing vegetables are bok choy, kale, radishes and turnips.
—Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Radish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radish. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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radish
noun
rad·ish
ˈrad-ish 
ˈred-
: the crisp edible root of a plant related to the mustards that is usually eaten raw as a vegetable
also
: a plant that produces radishes
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