What is the Latin word for radish?

The usual Latin words for “radish” are raphanus, rādīx, rādīcula. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

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“radish” in Latin

raphanusradish rādīxroot (of a plant); radish; lower part of an object; root rādīculalittle root, rootlet

The English word radish itself goes back to Latin rādīx.

Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864

radish

raphanus (Plin.); radix Syriaca (Col.); also simply radix (Col.); radicula (a kind of small radish, Col.); *raphanus hortensis (Linn.).

Quick answer

What is the Latin word for radish?: The usual Latin words for “radish” are raphanus, rādīx, rādīcula. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.

Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.