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mooli, n.|ˈmuːliː| Also moole, muli. [ad. Hindi mūlī radish, f. Skr. mūlikā, f. mūla root.] A long white variety of radish, the root of Raphanus sativus (var. longipinnatus) grown in southern and eastern Asia and used in eastern cooking.
[1868B. H. Powell Handbk. Econ. Products Punjab I. iii. 260/1 Fresh vegetables..most in use among natives are—Gájar, carrot... Múlí, radish (Raphanus sativus, L.).] 1969Sunday Statesman 27 July 4/3 Vegetable vendors have lao sag..pui sag..note sag..and lal, moole and kolmi sags. 1981N.Y. Times 1 Feb. (Westchester Weekly section) 17/1 Particularly delicious was mooli stuffed paratha—rich, flaky and filled with a fragrant grated radish mixture. 1987D. J. Mabberley Plant-Bk. 494 Daikon, mula, muli, Chinese or Japanese r[adish]. 1990Punch 20 Apr. 42/2 A mooli is a member..of the radish family. |