: 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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Root crops like carrots, beets, radishes, turnips and parsnips don’t transplant well, so plant their seeds directly into the garden.
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Leafy greens like spinach and tender carrots, radishes, and broccoli are filling up the baskets and your shopping cart.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Choose from bunching onion, radish, Swiss chard and more.
—Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
For spring, asparagus, artichokes, peas, spring onions, radishes and bok choy are all in peak form, and several overlap with the Clean Fifteen.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Apr. 2026
Leafy greens like spinach and tender carrots, radishes, and broccoli are filling up the baskets and your shopping cart.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Choose from bunching onion, radish, Swiss chard and more.
—Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
For spring, asparagus, artichokes, peas, spring onions, radishes and bok choy are all in peak form, and several overlap with the Clean Fifteen.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
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“Radish.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radish. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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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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