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Webster 1913 Edition
Mustard
Mus′tard
,Noun.
[OF. ]
moustarde
, F. moutarde
, fr. L. mustum
must, – mustard was prepared for use by being mixed with must
. See Must
, Noun.
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
). ☞ 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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Mustard
MUS'TARD
,Noun.