wasabi
1. a Japanese plant of the family Cruciferae with a thick green root • Hypernyms: herb, herbaceous plant • Member Holonyms: Cruciferae, family Cruciferae, Brassicaceae, family Brassicaceae, mustard family 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 • Regions: Japan, Nippon, Nihon • Hypernyms: condiment
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