radish plant
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- noun
- /ˈrædɪʃ plænt/
- The radish plant grows quickly and is often ready to harvest in just a few weeks.
Examples
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The radish plant grows quickly in cool weather.
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She harvested the radish plants from her garden.
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Gardeners appreciate the radish plant for both its crunchy roots and attractive flowers.
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If left unharvested, the radish plant will eventually produce small white or purple flowers.
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Gardeners appreciate the radish plant for both its crunchy roots and attractive flowers.
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If left unharvested, the radish plant will eventually produce small white or purple flowers.
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The radish plant grows quickly and is often ready to harvest in just a few weeks.
Synonyms
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A small round root vegetable with a sharp, spicy taste often eaten raw
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A large long white root vegetable from Japan often eaten raw or cooked
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A small root vegetable with a sharp taste that is often eaten raw
A long white radish from East Asia that people eat raw or cooked
How Pungent
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'radish' names the edible root and 'plant' denotes the organism, so 'radish plant' straightforwardly refers to the plant that produces radishes. This noun + noun specification is a common, cross-linguistic pattern and would be immediately understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Radish plant takes its name from radish, which comes from the old Latin word 'radix' meaning root, so a radish plant is a plant grown for its spicy root.