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• horse|rad|ish — «HRS RAD ihsh», noun. 1. a tall plant with white flowers and broad, rough leaves, grown for its white, hot tasting root. Horseradish belongs to the mustard family. 2. its root, which is ground up and used as a relish with meat, fish, salads, and… …   Useful english dictionary

• Horse-radish — Horse rad ish, n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Nasturtium} ({Nasturtium Armoracia}), allied to scurvy grass, having a root of a pungent taste, much used, when grated, as a condiment and in medicine. Gray. [1913 Webster] {Horse radish tree}.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Horse-radish tree — Horse radish Horse rad ish, n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Nasturtium} ({Nasturtium Armoracia}), allied to scurvy grass, having a root of a pungent taste, much used, when grated, as a condiment and in medicine. Gray. [1913 Webster] {Horse radish …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• horseradish peroxidase — horse·rad·ish peroxidase .rad ish , .red n a peroxidase that occurs in the root of the horseradish (Armoracia lapathifolia of the mustard family), that produces a distinctive color when exposed to an appropriate solution, and that is used as a… …   Medical dictionary

• horseradish — horse·rad·ish (horsґrad ish) 1. Armoracia lapathifolia. 2. any of several other plants of the family Cruciferae resembling A. lapathifolia. 3. the pungent root of one of these plants, used as a condiment and appetite stimulant; in the past it was …   Medical dictionary

• Nasturtium Armoracia — Horse radish Horse rad ish, n. (Bot.) A plant of the genus {Nasturtium} ({Nasturtium Armoracia}), allied to scurvy grass, having a root of a pungent taste, much used, when grated, as a condiment and in medicine. Gray. [1913 Webster] {Horse radish …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• horseradish — horse|rad|ish [ˈho:sˌrædıʃ US ˈho:rs ] n [U and C] a plant whose root has a very strong hot taste …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• horseradish — horse|rad|ish [ hɔrs,rædıʃ ] noun count a plant with a long white root that has a strong taste a. sauce made from horseradish that is eaten cold with meat …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• horseradish — horse•rad•ish [[t]ˈhɔrsˌræd ɪʃ[/t]] n. 1) pln a cultivated plant, Armoracia rusticana, of the mustard family, having small white flowers 2) pln the pungent root of this plant, grated and used as a condiment • Etymology: 1590–1600 …   From formal English to slang

• Nasturtium amphibium — Water radish Wa ter rad ish (Bot.) A coarse yellow flowered plant ({Nasturtium amphibium}) related to the water cress and to the horse radish. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English