English Explanatory Dictionary

rat-tail radish

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A radish species or variety characterized by prominent trailing edible seedpods.

Word forms

rat-tail radish rat-tail radishes rattail radish

Etymology

A calque of the Mandarin Chinese name 鼠尾蘿蔔 (shǔwěi luóbó, "rat-tail radish").

Synonyms

Raphanus caudatus L Raphanus sativus var. caudatus H. Vilm. Raphanus sativus var. mougri H.W.J. Helm serpent radish tail-pod radish
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