Definition of Raphanus

1. Noun. Radish.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Raphanus

Ranvier's disks
Ranvier's node
Ranvier's plexus
Ranvier's segment
Raoul Dufy
Raoulia
Raoulia australis
Raoulia lutescens
Raoult's law
Rapa Nui
Rapanui
Rapateaceae
Raphael
Raphaelesque
Raphaelism
Raphanus (current term)
Raphanus raphanistrum
Raphanus sativus
Raphanus sativus longipinnatus
Raphia
Raphicerus
Raphicerus campestris
Raphidae
Raphidiidae
Raphus
Raphus cucullatus
Rapid City
Rapoport-Luebering shunt
Rapoport test
Rappai

Literary usage of Raphanus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Botanical Materia Medica by Jonathan Stokes (1812)
"405 у Raphanus niger. Pharm. austriaco-prov. 60. ... From L. mant. 95, &—L. Jil.fasc. 19. t. 10. 3. Raphanus ..."

2. A Dictionary of Practical Materia Medica by John Henry Clarke (1902)
"Raphanus sativus. Radish. (And R. raphanistrum. Wild Radish.) NO Cruciferae. Tincture from fresh root immediately before flowering in spring. ..."

3. Manners and Customs of the Ancient Egyptians, by Sir John Gardner Wilkinson (1841)
"... them to show so marked a preference for the onion, the Raphanus§, and cucurbitaceous plants, which so generally found a place amongst the offerings. ..."

4. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller (1906)
"BIBLIOGRAPHY. See Bibliography of Cruciferae, p. 176: Bohmer; Gram. WILD RADISH. Gram finds seeds of the wild radish (Raphanus Raphanistrum L.) ..."

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