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WASABI
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Dictionary entry overview: What does wasabi mean?
• WASABI (noun)
The noun WASABI has 2 senses:
1. a Japanese plant of the family Cruciferae with a thick green root
2. the thick green root of the wasabi plant that the Japanese use in cooking and that tastes like strong horseradish; in powder or paste form it is often eaten with raw fish
Familiarity information: WASABI used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A Japanese plant of the family Cruciferae with a thick green root
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Hypernyms ("wasabi" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("wasabi" is a member of...):
Brassicaceae; Cruciferae; family Brassicaceae; family Cruciferae; mustard family (a large family of plants with four-petaled flowers; includes mustards, cabbages, broccoli, turnips, cresses, and their many relatives)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The thick green root of the wasabi plant that the Japanese use in cooking and that tastes like strong horseradish; in powder or paste form it is often eaten with raw fish
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("wasabi" is a kind of...):
condiment (a preparation (a sauce or relish or spice) to enhance flavor or enjoyment)
Domain region:
Japan; Nihon; Nippon (a constitutional monarchy occupying the Japanese Archipelago; a world leader in electronics and automobile manufacture and ship building)
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