Radish
Radish, a vegetable belonging to the mustard family. The wild radish is native to western Asia; cultivated radishes are grown in Europe, America, and Asia. The roots, leaves, and seeds are edible, but have little food value; the radish is used chiefly as a relish or to decorate salads. The seeds are a source of oils used to make soap and fertilizers.
Radishes may be round, oval, cylindrical, or tapered like an icicle; they may be red, white, pink, yellow, or a mixture of red and white. Radishes are grown as a spring or winter crop. They flourish in partially shaded areas with well-drained soil.
Radishes belong to the family Cruciferae. The wild radish is Raphanus raphanistrum; spring radish, R. sativus; winter radish, R. s. longipinnatus .
Radishes may be round, oval, cylindrical, or tapered like an icicle.