3 definitions
for white mustard
From The 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).
[1913 Webster]
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 The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
White mustard \White mustard\
A kind of mustard ({Sinapis alba) with rough-hairy foliage,
a long-beaked hispid pod, and pale seeds, which yield mustard
and mustard oil. The plant is also grown for forage.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
white mustard
n : Eurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seeds; a source
of table mustard and mustard oil [syn: Brassica hirta,
Sinapis alba]
