noun

daikon

Daikon (noun) 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.

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.

The usual Japanese cultivar, Japanese radish.

Closely-related cultivars such as the enormous turnip-shaped Sakurajima or green-and-red watermelon radish.

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Etymology

From Japanese 大根 (daikon, “big root”).

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What is the meaning of daikon?

"daikon" (noun) 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.

What are the different meanings of daikon?

"daikon" has 3 main meanings: 1. 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; 2. The usual Japanese cultivar, Japanese radish; 3. Closely-related cultivars such as the enormous turnip-shaped Sakurajima or green-and-red watermelon radish.