|
Mustard - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
|
Mustard : (noun)
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]
Based on WordNet 2.0
|
|
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 ({B.
alba), black mustard ({B. Nigra}), wild mustard or
charlock ({B. Sinapistrum).
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).
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.
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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
|
|
|
|
|
