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How to use radish in a sentence

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Radish means a plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root. Example: “I sprouted beans and radishes and put them in my salad.”

Examples of radish by meaning

nounA plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.

  • Although hardly coming under my theme, I cannot omit this: "Against a woman's chatter: Taste at night fasting a root of radish, that day the chatter cannot harm thee."1940, Rosetta E. Clarkson, Green Enchantments: The Magic Spell of Gardens, The Macmillan Company, page 257

nounThe root of this plant used as food. Some varieties are pungent and usually eaten raw in salads, etc., while others...

  • The flavors of radicchio and radish are delicious with only a touch of balsamic vinegar for a dressing.1993, Linda Gassenheimer, “Veal Dinners”, in Dinner in Minutes: Memorable Meals for Busy Cooks, New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Company...
  • He fell to his knees and dug up a radish.2015, Mo Yan [pseudonym; Guan Moye], translated by Howard Goldblatt, Radish (Penguin Specials), Melbourne, Vic.: Penguin Books Australia...

nounSome other root plant of genus Raphanus or family Brassicaceae.

  • rat-tail radish (Raphanus caudatus); wild radish (Raphanus raphanistrum)
  • Radishes were something new for me.2015 August, Peter Burke, “Seeds”, in Year-round Indoor Salad Gardening: How to Grow Nutrient-dense Soil-sprouted Greens in Less Than 10...

More sentences with radish

  • I sprouted beans and radishes and put them in my salad.From the entry sprout
  • I planted a few seeds and had radishes out the wazoo within a month.From the entry out the wazoo
  • The grocery shop sells cucumbers, lettuce, radishes, etc.From the entry etc.
  • I knew for a fact that Samantha hated that yellow radish.2022, Sarah Suk, Made in Korea, Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, →ISBN, page 225. From the entry danmuji
  • While the radishes are popping up by the bushelful, the farmers still have to find steady customers.2009 August 5, Catherine Porter, “Urban park sprouts a city farm”, in Toronto Star. From the entry bushelful
  • Particularly delicious was mooli stuffed paratha—rich, flaky and filled with a fragrant grated radish mixture.1981 February 1, N.Y. Times, 17/1. From the entry mooli
  • The leek and radish are valued for their highly condimental flavors.1908, Kansas State University, Agricultural Education, volumes 1-3. From the entry condimental
  • The Ravensthorpe radish truly is a useful bush tucker plant and easy to grow in a well drained soil.2020 Spring, “Plants of Interest”, in Bush Telegraph, number 127, Maida Vale: Zanthorrea Nursery, →OCLC, page 2. From the entry Ravensthorpe radish
  • We got some ’cumbers for Esther some for Jock and some radish for Esther and for Titley’s first thing tomorrow.2014, Simon Plant, “Tuesday 21st June 1977”, in AM (Combined), [Morrisville, N.C.]: [Lulu.com], →ISBN, volume 1, page 246. From the entry 'cumber
  • I would throw in radishes, too, which would add a correctively spicy bite to keep things from getting too cloying.2007 June 20, Melissa Clark, “A Dish Whose Heart Longs for Spring”, in New York Times. From the entry correctively
  • In India, shredded radishes are seasoned with chilies, ginger and toasted spices to make a filling for paratha.1999 September 22, Jack Bishop, “Reconsidering the Radish: New Ways to Tame Its Bite”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York…. From the entry paratha
  • Quickly pickled radishes—or Quickled Radishes—are an easy peasy, tart and tangy way to use up the radishes that are absolutely everywhere during the summer.2020, Rebecca Lindamood, The Ultimate Guide to Vegetable Side Dishes. From the entry quickle
  • Scrumptious favorites include the guacamole with pieces of cucumber, radish, and jicama; spicy shrimp tacos; and pork chilorio — a Mexican pulled pork entree.2002, Sam Weller, Secret Chicago: The Unique Guidebook to Chicago's Hidden Sites, Sounds & Tastes, page 158. From the entry chilorio
  • This is thanks to the introduction of a wider range of radish varieties into supermarkets, especially the long-rooted ‘mooli’ types from Japan.1996 February 4, Sunday Telegraph, 33/1. From the entry mooli
  • Earliest sown or planted — round beet, peas, forcing carrot, lettuce, radish, early cabbage, peppergrass, mustard, spinach, kohlrabi, turnip, scallion, early potato, fetticus.1945, Maurice Grenville Kains, Five acres and independence: a practical guide to the selection and management of the small farm. From the entry fetticus
  • Sowed in the spring, salad seeds like radish, lettuce and spring onion will germinate so quickly that you'll be harvesting a crop in a month or two.2021, Rose Ray, Caro Langton, Into Green: Everyday Ways to Find and Lose Yourself in Nature, page 62. From the entry edible
  • A bottle of Prosecco, a straw and a plate of seasalted radishes to eat smeared with butter, or a slab of toasted sourdough groaning with white crab meat.2016, James Sherwood, James Sherwood's Discriminating Guide to London, Thames & Hudson, →ISBN. From the entry sea-salted
  • In its raw form, fennel might be eaten as a crudité along with a host of other local vegetables—radishes, sweet red onions, cucumber, artichoke, celery and tomatoes.2015, Mina Holland, The World on a Plate: 40 Cuisines, 100 Recipes, and the Stories Behind Them, Penguin, →ISBN, page 42. From the entry crudité
  • In north India, small round, oblong or long, temperate varieties of radish may also be grown, but these should be harvested within 25-30 days, otherwise they become frithy very soon.1982, Farmers' Journal - Volume 2, page 52. From the entry frithy

Meaning of radish

  1. noun A plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.
  2. noun The root of this plant used as food. Some varieties are pungent and usually eaten raw in salads, etc., while others have a milder taste and are cooked.
  3. noun Some other root plant of genus Raphanus or family Brassicaceae.

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Questions about radish in a sentence

How do you use radish in a sentence?
Radish is used as a noun. For example: “I sprouted beans and radishes and put them in my salad.”
What is a short sentence with radish?
“Radishes were something new for me.”
What does radish mean?
Radish means a plant of the Brassicaceae family, Raphanus sativus or Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, having an edible root.

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