Definitions
pungent fleshy edible root
Word origin
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.
Used in a sentence
“Although hardly coming under my theme, I cannot omit this: "Against a woman's chatter: Taste at night fasting a root of radish, that day the chatter cannot harm thee."”
“Fat people ſhould not eat freely of oily, nouriſhing diet. They ought frequently to eat radiſh, garlic, ſpices, or ſuch things as are heating, and promote perſpiration and urine.”
“The flavors of radicchio and radish are delicious with only a touch of balsamic vinegar for a dressing.”
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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues
01“Peppery red root vegetable”6 letters
02“Peppery salad root”6 letters
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