Synonyms of daikon
33 similar words
Another word for daikon is mooli. Other synonyms of daikon are beauty heart radish, Chinese green radish, Chinese radish, Korean radish and lo bak.
Synonyms and similar words for daikon
nounClosely-related cultivars such as the enormous turnip-shaped Sakurajima or green-and-red watermelon...
- beauty heart radishSynonym of watermelon radish.
- Chinese green radishSynonym of watermelon radish.
- Chinese radishSynonym of daikon, particularly its Chinese varieties.
- Korean radishSynonym of daikon, particularly its greener, rounder Korean varieties.
- lo bakSynonym of daikon, particularly its Cantonese varieties.
- lo pak
- Oriental radishSynonym of daikon, particularly its elongated Chinese varieties.
- red daikonSynonym of watermelon radish.
- roseheart radishSynonym of watermelon radish.
- shinrimeiThe watermelon radish.
- shinrimei radishSynonym of shinrimei.
- watermelon radishA round heirloom variety of the daikon (long white radish) having a bright pink or fuchsia center.
nounMore synonyms
- Chinese white radishSynonym of Chinese radish.
- daikon radishSynonym of daikon.
- icicle radishSynonym of daikon.
- Japanese radishSynonym of daikon, particularly its Japanese varieties.
- long white radishSynonym of white radish.
- mooliSynonym of daikon, particularly its Indian varieties.
- muli
- moole
- Raphanus sativus subsp. Oleiferus
- Raphanus sativus var. hortensis Backer
- Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus L.H. Bailey
- Raphanus sativus var. oleifera Stokes
- Raphanus sativus var. oleiformis Pers.
- white radishSynonym of daikon.
- fodder radishThe daikon, particularly when grown for animal fodder rather than for human consumption.
- forage radishSynonym of fodder radish.
- oil radishSynonym of oilseed radish.
- oilseed radishSynonym of daikon, particularly when grown for its oil-bearing seeds or as a fallow crop, rather than for human...
- radish ripperThe daikon, particularly when its large roots are left in a field through the winter to reduce soil compaction, rather...
- tillage radishDaikon, particularly when its large roots are left in a field through the winter to reduce soil compaction, rather than...
- Sakurajima radishA giant white radish cultivated in Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture.
Meaning of daikon
- noun An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East 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.
- noun The usual Japanese cultivar, Japanese radish.
- noun Closely-related cultivars such as the enormous turnip-shaped Sakurajima or green-and-red watermelon radish.
daikon in other languages
Questions about synonyms of daikon
- What is another word for daikon?
- Daikon has 33 synonyms on Word.ws, such as mooli, beauty heart radish, Chinese green radish, Chinese radish, Korean radish, lo bak, lo pak and Oriental radish.
- What does daikon mean?
- Daikon means an East Asian cultivar or subspecies of garden radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East 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.
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