Horseradish - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Horseradish :  (noun)
1: the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning [syn: horseradish root]
2: coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root [syn: horse radish, red cole, Armoracia rusticana]
3: grated horseradish root

Based on WordNet 2.0

Horse-radish \Horse"-rad`ish\, n. (Bot.) Nasturtium_({N._Armoracia">A plant of the genus Nasturtium ({N. Armoracia), allied to scurvy grass, having a root of a pungent taste, much used, when grated, as a condiment and in medicine. --Gray.

Horse-radish tree. (Bot.) See Moringa.

Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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