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wasabi

noun

A Japanese plant of the family Cruciferae with a thick green root

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Word length
6
Starts with
W
Ends with
I
Contains
AS
Scrabble score
11

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Pronunciation

wəˈsɑːbi

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noun

  1. A Japanese plant of the family Cruciferae with a thick green root

noun

  1. 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

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