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Literally, "big root"
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daikon
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Daikon (大根, literally "big root"), also known by many other names depending on context, is a mild -flavored winter radish ( Raphanus sativus ) usually characterized by fast-growing leaves and a long, white, root. Originally native to Southeast or continental ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
daikon \daikon\ n. a radish of Japan ( Raphanus sativus longipinnatus ) with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked. Syn: Japanese radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus .
Wiktionary
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n. 1 (context botany English) An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of radish (''Raphanus sativus'') bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East Asia and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked [syn: Japanese radish , Raphanus sativus longipinnatus ]
Usage examples of daikon.
Saigo said nothing at the restaurant, picking disinterestedly at his yellowfin sashimi and daikon salad for the longest time.
A delicate wooden tray held a bone-white china pot that was filled with thick slices of daikon radish, reddish sections of octopus - and konnyaku, a jelly-like food made from devil's tongue.
An oblong plate offered sea bream and three garnishes, plus a cup of finely grated daikon for seasoning.
Su Tung-po also invented Poor Man's Salad, which goes wonderfully well with the carp: sung cabbage, rape-turnip, wild daikon, and shepherd's purse.