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Definition: Brassica Sinapistrum
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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