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单词 black mustard
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black mustard

[ blak-muhs-terd ]
/ ˈblæk ˈmʌs tərd /

noun

the cruciferous plant Brassica nigra, the seeds of which are ground into a pungent spice or used whole, as in Indian cuisine, and are a chief ingredient of many commercially prepared mustards: black mustard is sometimes mistakenly classified as Sinapis nigra, but it does not belong to same genus as white mustard (S. alba).
Compare brown mustard (def. 2).

Origin of black mustard

First recorded in 1300–50

Words nearby black mustard

Black Mountains, Blackmun, Blackmur, Black Muslim, Black Muslims, black mustard, Black Nationalism, blackness, black nightshade, black oak, black olive
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British Dictionary definitions for black mustard

black mustard

noun

a Eurasian plant, Brassica (or Sinapsis) nigra, with clusters of yellow flowers and pungent seeds from which the condiment mustard is made: family Brassicaceae (crucifers)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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