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noun a Japanese plant of the family Cruciferae with a thick green root
noun 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
originBorrowed from Japanese 山葵 (wasabi).
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