Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A white radish (Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus) having a long root that is eaten as a vegetable, either raw, pickled, or cooked, in eastern Asian cuisine.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A large variety of radish, Raphanus sativus, one of the most important root-crops cultivated in Japan. It is eaten raw or boiled, and when pickled forms the chief relish of the people.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun a radish of Japan (
Raphanus sativus longipinnatus ) with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A white, large
cultivar ofradish ,Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, used in the cuisines of Japan, China, and Korea.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The literal meaning of the word daikon is Japanese white radish.
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And there are the large, long white Asian radishes, best known by the Japanese term daikon, which can be more than a foot/25 cm long and weigh 6 lb/3 kg.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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And there are the large, long white Asian radishes, best known by the Japanese term daikon, which can be more than a foot/25 cm long and weigh 6 lb/3 kg.
On Food and Cooking, The Science and Lore of the Kitchen Harold McGee 2004
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But I still think that Lisa's daikon is more erotic ....
Boing Boing 2007
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But I still think that Lisa's daikon is more erotic ....
Boing Boing 2007
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But I still think that Lisa's daikon is more erotic ....
Boing Boing 2007
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I could have swore itlooked and tasted like ginger … usually pickled daikon is cut a lot thicker, isn’t it?
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But I think kimchi has more micronutrients in it, though, bec. there's ginger, hot pepper, buchu (garlic chives, medicinal) and nappa cabbage (as opposed to regular cabbage) has the l. plantarum, a daikon, which is a hugely natural source of probiotics.
Bees have antibiotics (eek!) GreenFertility 2007
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Some flavors like mint, cilantro, and the large Asian radish called daikon are so bright and clean that one bite makes you do a double take.
THE ARROWS COOKBOOK Clark Frasier 2003
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Unfortunately, he also nicknamed her "daikon", since the shape of her pigtails reminded him of a daikon radish, a word that also means 'bad actor'.
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