raphanus sativus

1. 1.

   Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw

   Synonymsradish

   Broaderradish plant

   Part ofRaphanus

Questions about raphanus sativus

What does raphanus sativus mean?

raphanus sativus means "Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw".

What is another word for raphanus sativus?

Close synonyms include radish. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is raphanus sativus a common word?

raphanus sativus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.