a small vegetable whose red or white root is eaten raw and has a strong spicy taste
noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ Continue to sow salads like lettuce, radish and spring onion for cropping in late summer. ▪ Faintly he can smell soup, and taste radishes and wine. ▪ I coddle the beets, radishes, and yellow squash, pamper the chives and basil; overindulge the tomatoes. ▪ On the board she placed olives and radishes and several eggs which she had roasted in the ashes. ▪ Serve the Oriental Beef on a bed of lettuce on large platters and garnish with spring onions and radish waterlilies. ▪ The addition of the peppery radishes is a new twist on the classic idea of using baby turnips. ▪ To serve, place squab on individual serving plates and serve greens alongside, garnished with radishes. ▪ When serving greens, garnish with radishes.
rad‧ish/ˈrædɪʃ/ noun [COUNTABLE]