A radish is a small, crisp root vegetable, often red or white on the outside, with a spicy or peppery taste. It is usually eaten raw in salads or as a crunchy snack.
It comes from Latin “radix,” meaning “root,” through Old French “radice” and Middle English forms. The name highlights that the edible part of the plant is its root.
Radish is a cousin of words like “radical” and “eradicate,” all going back to the Latin word for “root.” When you eat a radish, you’re literally eating the part of the plant that gave us a whole family of “root” words in English.
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