Definition of Horseradish root

1. Noun. The root of the horseradish plant; it is grated or ground and used for seasoning.

Exact synonyms: Horseradish
Terms within: Horseradish, Isothiocyanate
Group relationships: Armoracia Rusticana, Horse Radish, Horseradish, Red Cole
Generic synonyms: Root

Lexicographical Neighbors of Horseradish Root

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horseplays
horsepond
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horsepower
horsepower-hour
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horsepox
horsepox virus
horsepoxes
horserace
horseraces
horseracing
horseradish
horseradish peroxidase
horseradish root (current term)
horseradish sauce
horseradishes
horseradishlike
horserake
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horserider
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horses
horses' doovers
horses' mouths
horses for courses
horseshod

Literary usage of Horseradish root

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

1. Pharmaceutical Journal by Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain (1846)
"The formula is, horseradish root sliced one ounce, Mustard-seed bruised one ounce ... Macerate the horseradish root and mustard-seed in the water two hours, ..."

2. Medicinal Plants: Being Descriptions with Original Figures of the Principal by Robert Bentley, Henry Trimen (1880)
"The chemistry of horseradish root has not as yet been accurately determined. ... The volatile oil does not therefore pre-exist in horseradish root, ..."

3. Practical therapeutics by Edward John Waring (1874)
"DOM: Of the Compound Spirit (horseradish root, Bitter Orange-Peel SA oz. xx, Nutmeg oz. ... Of the Infusion, L. Ph. (horseradish root oz. j, Mustard oz. j, ..."

4. Materia Medica, Pharmacy, Pharmacology, and Therapeutics by William Hale-White (1894)
"Resembling horseradish root.—Aconite root. which is shorter, conical, ... Scraped horseradish root, 20 oz.; bitter Orange Peel, 20 oz.; Nutmeg, ^ oz.; ..."

5. A Dispensatory and Therapeutical Remembrancer: Comprising the Entire Lists by John Mayne, Robert Eglesfeld Griffith (1848)
"Fresh horseradish root sliced, mustard seed bruised, each 3i., boiling water Oi.; macerate 2 hours in a covered vessel, us—or—Macerate in a lightly covered ..."

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