Crossword clues for daikon
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
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 fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper. 2 (context Japanese cuisine English) particularly, the usual Japanese cultivar, Japanese radish. 3 (context biology English) closely-related cultivars such as the enormous turnip-shaped Sakurajima radish or green-and-red watermelon radish.
WordNet
n. radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked [syn: Japanese radish, Raphanus sativus longipinnatus]
Wikipedia
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 East Asia, daikon is harvested and consumed throughout the region (as well as in South Asia).
Daikon may refer to:
- Daikon, an East Asian vegetable.
- Daikon (system), a computer program that detects likely invariants of programs.
- Daikon cake, an alternative name for Turnip cake
- Daikon Island, an island in Japan.
Daikon is a computer program that detects likely invariants of programs. An invariant is a condition that always holds true at certain points in the program. It is mainly used for debugging programs in late development, or checking modifications to existing code.
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.