thlaspi arvense

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thlaspi arvense - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Penny \Pen*ny\, n.; pl. Penniesor Pence (p[e^]ns). Pennies
     denotes the number of coins; pence the amount of pennies in
     value. [OE. peni, AS. penig, pening, pending; akin to D.
     penning, OHG. pfenning, pfenting, G. pfennig, Icel. penningr;
     of uncertain origin.]
     1. A former English coin, originally of copper, then of
        bronze, the twelfth part of an English shilling in account
        value, and equal to four farthings, or about two cents; --
        usually indicated by the abbreviation d. (the initial of
        denarius).
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     Note: "The chief Anglo-Saxon coin, and for a long period the
           only one, corresponded to the denarius of the Continent
           . . . [and was] called penny, denarius, or denier."
           --R. S. Poole. The ancient silver penny was worth about
           three pence sterling (see Pennyweight). The old
           Scotch penny was only one twelfth the value of the
           English coin. In the United States the word penny is
           popularly used for cent.
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     2. Any small sum or coin; a groat; a stiver. --Shak.
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     3. Money, in general; as, to turn an honest penny.
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              What penny hath Rome borne,
              What men provided, what munition sent? --Shak.
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     4. (Script.) See Denarius.
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     Penny cress (Bot.), an annual herb of the Mustard family,
        having round, flat pods like silver pennies (Thlaspi  arvense
        ). Also spelled pennycress. --Dr. Prior.
  
     Penny dog (Zool.), a kind of shark found on the South coast
        of Britain: the tope.
  
     Penny pincher, Penny father, a penurious person; a miser;
        a niggard. The latter phrase is now obsolete. --Robinson
        (More's Utopia).
  
     Penny grass (Bot.), pennyroyal. [R.]
  
     Penny post, a post carrying a letter for a penny; also, a
        mail carrier.
  
     Penny wise, wise or prudent only in small matters; saving
        small sums while losing larger; penny-wise; -- used
        chiefly in the phrase, penny wise and pound foolish.
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  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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thlaspi arvense - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Thlaspi arvense
      n 1: foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized
           throughout North America [syn: field pennycress, French weed
           , fanweed, penny grass, stinkweed, mithridate mustard
           , Thlaspi arvense]