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D.C. var. albus D.C) or known by the French name Gros Noir d'Hiver. It dates in Europe to 1548, [ 19 ] and was a common garden variety in England and France during the early 19th century. [ 20 ] It has a rough, black skin with hot-flavored, white flesh, is round or irregularly pear shaped, [ 21 ] and grows to around 10 cm (4 in) in diameter.
The scientific name Raphanus derives from the Ancient Greek name for a radish, ραφανίς (raphanis). [17] It has several common names including jointed charlock, [5] jointed radish, jointed wild radish, white charlock, [18] and wild radish. [9] [19] It is often erroneously identified as mustard.
Raphanus (Latin for "radish" [3]) is a genus within the flowering plant family Brassicaceae.. Carl Linnaeus described three species within the genus: the cultivated radish (Raphanus sativus), the wild radish or jointed charlock (Raphanus raphanistrum), and the rat-tail radish (Raphanus caudatus).
Daikon [2] or mooli, [3] Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, is a mild-flavored winter radish usually characterized by fast-growing leaves and a long, white, napiform root. . Originally native to continental East Asia, [4] daikon is harvested and consumed throughout the region, as well as in South Asia, and is available internat
The rat-tail radish (Chinese: t 鼠尾蘿蔔, s 鼠尾萝卜, shǔwěi luóbó), serpent radish, or tail-pod radish [1] is a plant of the radish genus Raphanus named for its edible seed pods. [2]
Horseradish is probably the plant mentioned by Pliny the Elder in his Natural History under the name of Amoracia, and recommended by him for its medicinal qualities, and possibly the wild radish, or raphanos agrios of the Greeks. The early Renaissance herbalists Pietro Andrea Mattioli and John Gerard showed it under Raphanus. [11]
Black radish, long variety. Black radish is an annual plant whose root is encased in a black or dull brown skin and with a white flesh. [9] Generally, black radish is bigger than spring radish varieties and grows around seven to ten centimeters in diameter or length.
Daikon (大根, literally "big root") is a generic term for radish in Japanese language.For example, European radish is called hatsukadaikon (廿日大根) in Japan. In the West, the word daikon sometimes refers to long white Asian radish varieties and sometimes Japanese radish varieties.