moolin.
/ˈmuːli/, U.S. /ˈmuli/ A variety of radish with a long white root, Raphanus sativus var. longipinnatus, grown in southern and eastern Asia and used in eastern cooking.In Japanese cooking called daikon.
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1868 B. 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.).]
1969 Sunday Statesman (Calcutta) 27 July 4/3 Vegetable vendors have lao sag..pui sag..note sag..and lal, moole and kolmi sags.
1981 N.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.
1990 Punch 20 Apr. 42/2 A mooli is a member..of the radish family.
1996 Sunday Tel. 4 Feb. (Mag. section) 33/1 This is thanks to the introduction of a wider range of radish varieties into supermarkets, especially the long-rooted ‘mooli’ types from Japan.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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