Raphanus
noun
Raph·a·nus
ˈrafənəs
: a genus of Eurasian herbs (family Cruciferae) characterized by the torulose pods containing globose seeds in a single row see jointed charlock, radish
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin (Linnaeus), going back to Latin, “radish, charlock,” borrowed from Greek rháphanos “any of various cultivars of Brassica oleracea, radish,” from raph- (base of rháphys, rhápys “turnip”) + -anos, noun suffix