radish

radish
radish (n.) late O.E. rædic, from L. radicem (nom. radix) "root," from PIE root *wrad- "twig, root" (Cf. Gk. rhiza, Lesbian brisda "root;" Gk. hradamnos "branch;" Goth. waurts, O.E. wyrt; Welsh gwridd, O.Ir. fren "root").

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