Editing Daikon (section)

==Names==
[[File:Leiden University Library - Seikei Zusetsu vol. 21, page 022 - 章魚葍, 秦野葍, 鼠葍 - Raphanus raphanistrum subsp. sativus (L.) Domin - 葛畑葍, 辛葍 - idem, 1804.jpg|thumb|left|Varieties of ''Raphanus raphanistrum'' subsp. ''sativus'' from the ''[[Seikei Zusetsu]]'' agricultural encyclopedia, 1804]]
In culinary contexts, ''daikon'' ({{langx|ja|大根|lit=big root}}) or {{nowrap|''daikon radish''}} are the most common names in all forms of English. [[British India|Historical ties]] to South Asia permit ''mooli'' ({{Langx|hi|मूली|translit=mūlī}}) as a general synonym in English.{{refn|The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'', for instance, provides an entry for ''mooli'', and only mentions ''daikon'' as its synonym in Japanese contexts.<ref>''Oxford English Dictionary'', 3rd&nbsp;ed. "mooli, ''n.''" Oxford University Press (Oxford), 2002.</ref>}}<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mooli|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/mooli|url-status=live|access-date=9 March 2021|website=Cambridge Dictionary|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150911102759/http://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/mooli |archive-date=2015-09-11 }}</ref> The generic terms '''white radish''', '''winter radish''', '''Oriental radish''',{{refn|Larkcom and Douglass divide the term "oriental radish" into two categories, which they label "white mooli types" and "coloured types."<ref name=lawk/>}} '''long white radish''', and other terms are also used. Other synonyms usually vary by region or describe [[#Varieties|regional varieties]] of the vegetable. When it is necessary to distinguish the usual Japanese form from others, it is sometimes known as [[Japanese radish]].<ref name=ofa>Robert Bailey Thomas. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=ABM9AAAAYAAJ The Old Farmer's Almanac.]'' p. 28.</ref><ref name=pname>{{cite web|url=http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/new/Raphanus.html#longipinnatus|publisher=Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database|title=Raphanus sativus L. (Longipinnatus Group)}}</ref>

The vegetable's [[Chinese language|Chinese]] names are still uncommon in English. In most forms of [[Chinese cuisine]], it is usually known as ''bái luóbo'' (white radish).<ref name="ofa"/> Although in [[Cantonese cuisine|Cantonese]] and [[Malaysian cuisine]], it is encountered as ''lobak'' or ''lo pak'', which are [[Cantonese]] pronunciations of the general Chinese term for "radish" or "carrot" ({{Lang|zh|蘿蔔}}). In the cuisines of [[Hokkien language|Hokkien]] and [[Teochew language|Teochew]]-speaking areas such as [[Singaporean cuisine|Singapore]], Thailand, and Taiwan, it is also known as ''chai tow'' or ''chai tau'' ({{Lang|zh|菜頭}}). Any of these may be referred to as "radish," with the regional variety implied by context. In English-speaking countries, it is also sometimes marketed as '''icicle radish'''.{{citation needed|date=May 2018}}

In mainland China and Singapore, the [[calque]] '''white carrot''' or [[misnomer]] ''carrot'' is sometimes used, owing to the similarity of the vegetables' names in Mandarin and Hokkien. This variant inspired the title for a popular guidebook on Singaporean [[street food]], ''There's No Carrot in Carrot Cake'', which refers to ''[[chai tow kway]]'', a kind of cake made from daikon.<ref name="WanHiew2010">{{cite book|author1=Ruth Wan|author2=Roger Hiew|title=There's No Carrot in Carrot Cake: 101 Hawker Dishes Singaporeans Love|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tJ3ySAAACAAJ|access-date=5 April 2013|year=2010|publisher=Epigram Books|isbn=978-981-08-2865-3}}</ref>

In [[North America]], it is primarily grown not for food but as a [[Crop rotation|fallow crop]], with the roots left unharvested to prevent [[soil compaction (agriculture)|soil compaction]]; the leaves (if harvested) are used as [[animal fodder]].<ref name=usda/> The official general name used by the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] is '''oilseed radish''', but this is only used in non-culinary contexts. Other English terms employed when daikon is used as [[animal feed]] or as a soil ripper are "forage radish", "fodder radish", and "tillage radish".<ref name=usda>Natural Resources Conservation Service. Plants Database. "[http://plants.usda.gov/factsheet/pdf/fs_rasa2.pdf Plant Fact Sheet: Oilseed Radish, ''Raphanus sativus'' L.]". United States Dep't of Agriculture, 2012. Accessed 22 June 2014.</ref><ref name=usda2>Natural Resources Conservation Service. Plants Database. "[http://plants.usda.gov/plantguide/pdf/pg_rasa2.pdf Plant Guide: Oilseed Radish, ''Raphanus sativus'' L.]". United States Dep't of Agriculture, 2012. Accessed 22 June 2014.</ref>

In [[Hong Kong]], the misnomer '''turnip''' is also used. This name lends its name to the dish "[[turnip cake]]".<ref>{{cite book |last1=Cummings |first1=Patrick J. |first2=Hans-Georg |last2=Wolf |title=A Dictionary of Hong Kong English: Words from the Fragrant Harbor |page=178 |edition=1st |publisher=Hong Kong University Press |year=2011}}</ref>