Daikon
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /ˈdaɪkɒn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Daikon is a noun meaning Closely-related cultivars such as the enormous turnip-shaped Sakurajima or green-and-red watermelon radish.
Meaning
Closely-related cultivars such as the enormous turnip-shaped Sakurajima or green-and-red watermelon radish.
More Meanings
- 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.
Word Forms
- daikons
Synonyms for daikon
Depending on context, synonyms include mooli, muli, moole.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include pickled, grated, radish, turnip.
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