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root vs radish

radish vs root

root and radish both are nouns.

root is a verb but radish is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
root Yes No Yes No
radish Yes No No No
As nouns, radish is a hyponym of root; that is, radish is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than root:
  • root: (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
  • radish: pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants
Other hyponyms of root include calamus, cocoyam, dasheen, eddo, taro, ginseng, horseradish, horseradish root, chicory, chicory root, oyster plant, salsify, Hottentot's bread, Hottentot bread, briarroot, orris, orrisroot, sarsaparilla root, licorice root, senega, mandrake, mandrake root, cassava, manioc, carrot, parsnip, pneumatophore, taproot, adventitious root, rootlet, prop root.
root (noun) radish (noun)
the embedded part of a bodily structure such as a tooth, nail, or hair pungent fleshy edible root
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed Eurasian plant widely cultivated for its edible pungent root usually eaten raw
a simple form inferred as the common basis from which related words in several languages can be derived by linguistic processes pungent edible root of any of various cultivated radish plants
the set of values that give a true statement when substituted into an equation radish of Japan with a long hard durable root eaten raw or cooked
the place where something begins, where it springs into being a cruciferous plant of the genus Raphanus having a pungent edible root
someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)
(botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
a number that, when multiplied by itself some number of times, equals a given number
root (verb) radish (verb)
take root and begin to grow
cause to take roots
become settled or established and stable in one's residence or life style
dig with the snout
plant by the roots
cheer for
come into existence, originate
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