daikon

Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).

Synonyms: daimon, darkon

Antonyms: daimon, darkon

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Noun

1. An [[East Asia]]n [[cultivar]] or [[subspecies]] of {{vern|garden radish}} ({{taxfmt|Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus|subspecies}}, syn. {{taxfmt|Raphanus sativus|species}}) [[bear]]ing a [[large]], [[white]], [[carrot]]-[[shaped]] [[taproot]] [[consume]]d throughout [[East Asia|East]] and [[South Asia]] but [[grown]] in [[North America]] [[primarily]] as a [[fallow crop]] for its [[fast]]-[[growing]] [[leave]]s ([[use]]d as [[animal]] [[fodder]]) and as a [[soil]] [[ripper]].
2. [[closely|Closely]]-[[related]] [[cultivar]]s [[such]] as the [[enormous]] [[turnip]]-[[shaped]] [[Sakurajima radish|Sakurajima]] or [[green]]-and-[[red]] [[watermelon radish]].

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