Raphanus sativus L.

Brassicaceae (mustard, or cabbage family) » Raphanus sativus

 

RAF-an-us -- meaning, quickly appears

sa-TEE-vus -- meaning, cultivated

 

commonly known as: radish • Bengali: মুলো mulo • Gujarati: મૂળો mulo • Hindi: मौली mauli, मूलक mulak, मूली muli • Kannada: ಮೋಲಮ್ಗಿ molamgi, ಮೂಲಮ್ಗಿ mulamgi, ಮುಲ್ಲಮ್ಗಿ mullamgi • Kashmiri: मुजू muju • Konkani: मूळो mulo • Malayalam: മൂലാഭം molabham, മുള്ളങ്കി mullaanki, പാടീരം patiram • Marathi: मुळा mula • Sanskrit: मूलक mulaka, मूलिका mulika • Tamil: முள்ளங்கி mullanki • Telugu: ముల్లంగి mullangi • Urdu: فجل fujul

 

Native to: Eurasia (origin obscure); cultivated widely in south Asia

 

 

References: PIER species info • Wikipedia • Floridata • PFAF • M.M.P.N.D.

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