mustard

3 definitions found

mustard - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Mustard \Mus"tard\, n. [OF. moustarde, F. moutarde, fr. L.
     mustum must, -- mustard was prepared for use by being mixed
     with must. See Must, n.]
     1. (Bot.) The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus
        Brassica (formerly Sinapis), as white mustard
        (Brassica alba), black mustard (Brassica Nigra),
        wild mustard or charlock (Brassica Sinapistrum).
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     Note: There are also many herbs of the same family which are
           called mustard, and have more or less of the flavor of
           the true mustard; as, bowyer's mustard (Lepidium ruderale
           ); hedge mustard (Sisymbrium officinale);
           Mithridate mustard (Thlaspi arvense); tower mustard
           (Arabis perfoliata); treacle mustard (Erysimum cheiranthoides
           ).
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     2. A powder or a paste made from the seeds of black or white
        mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken
        internally it is stimulant and diuretic, and in large
        doses is emetic.
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     Mustard oil (Chem.), a substance obtained from mustard, as
        a transparent, volatile and intensely pungent oil. The
        name is also extended to a number of analogous compounds
        produced either naturally or artificially.
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mustard - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  mustard
      n 1: any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica
      2: pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds
         [syn: mustard, table mustard]
      3: leaves eaten as cooked greens [syn: mustard, mustard   greens
         , leaf mustard, Indian mustard]

mustard - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Mustard
  a plant of the genus sinapis, a pod-bearing, shrub-like plant,
  growing wild, and also cultivated in gardens. The little round
  seeds were an emblem of any small insignificant object. It is
  not mentioned in the Old Testament; and in each of the three
  instances of its occurrence in the New Testament (Matt. 13:31,
  32; Mark 4:31, 32; Luke 13:18, 19) it is spoken of only with
  reference to the smallness of its seed. The common mustard of
  Palestine is the Sinapis nigra. This garden herb sometimes grows
  to a considerable height, so as to be spoken of as "a tree" as
  compared with garden herbs.