An East Asian cultivar or subspecies of radish (Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus, syn. Raphanus sativus) bearing a large, white, carrot-shaped taproot consumed throughout East and South Asia but grown in North America primarily as a fallow crop for its fast-growing leaves (used as animal fodder) and as a soil ripper.

plural of daikon

(mythology, Buddhism, Shinto) The Japanese name for Mahākāla, a Buddhist god of wealth, commerce and trade. In Japanese folk tradition, he is one of the seven gods of luck. In Shinto, he is syncretized with the deity Ōkuninushi. Daikokuten is often depicted paired with Ebisu in statuary or in the form of masks on the walls of small retail shops.

plural of daikon radish

Synonym of daikon.

(botany) The common daikon, to distinguish the principal large, long, and white variety from various other forms such as the watermelon radish.

(botany) Synonym of watermelon radish

plural of red daikon

(Japanese cuisine, botany) Synonym of Sakurajima radish.

plural of Sakurajima daikon