Mustard

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  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.