: 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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Plants like forage radish, buckwheat, and alfalfa can also serve as cover crops or green manures to improve soil structure and replenish nutrients in gardens after the growing season has ended.
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2025
There are also offerings of sugar peas, radishes, berries and spring greens.
—Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
Toss lettuce, cucumber, radishes, carrots and 1/2 cup vinaigrette together in bowl.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 4 June 2025
Large and resilient produce like sweet potatoes and beets, or small, tricky vegetables like radishes, become simple to cut with a razor-sharp mandoline slicer.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
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Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 June 2025
There are also offerings of sugar peas, radishes, berries and spring greens.
—Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025
Toss lettuce, cucumber, radishes, carrots and 1/2 cup vinaigrette together in bowl.
—Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 4 June 2025
Large and resilient produce like sweet potatoes and beets, or small, tricky vegetables like radishes, become simple to cut with a razor-sharp mandoline slicer.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 27 May 2025
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“Radish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radish. Accessed 18 Jun. 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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