English noun: wasabi | |||
1. | wasabi (plant) a Japanese plant of the family Cruciferae with a thick green root | ||
Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant | ||
Member meronym | Brassicaceae, Cruciferae, family Brassicaceae, family Cruciferae, mustard family | ||
2. | wasabi (food) 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 | ||
Broader (hypernym) | condiment | ||
Domain region | Japan, Nihon, Nippon | ||