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 

• WASABI (noun)

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)