wasabi
/ˈwɑːsəbiː/noun
mass noun
1- a Japanese plant with a thick green root which tastes like strong horseradish and is used in cookery, especially in powder or paste form as an accompaniment to raw fish山萮菜。
1.1
- Eutrema wasabi, family Cruciferae.拉丁名Eutrema wasabi,十字花科。
词源
early 20th cent.: from Japanese.