HORSE RADISH

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does horse radish mean? 

• HORSE RADISH (noun)
  The noun HORSE RADISH has 1 sense:

1. coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root

  Familiarity information: HORSE RADISH used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HORSE RADISH (noun)

Meaning:

Coarse Eurasian plant cultivated for its thick white pungent root

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Armoracia rusticana; horse radish; red cole; horseradish

Hypernyms ("horse radish" is a kind of...):

herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)

Meronyms (parts of "horse radish"):

horseradish; horseradish root (the root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning)

Holonyms ("horse radish" is a member of...):

Armoracia; genus Armoracia (horseradish)