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Brassica nigra
Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  Brassica nigra - widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustardblack mustardmustard seed - black or white seeds ground to make mustard pastes or powdersBrassica, genus Brassica - mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.mustard - any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica |
EncyclopediaSeebrassicaBrassica Nigra
An annual herb, the seeds and leaves of which contain a glycoside—sinigrin—and an enzyme—myrosin—which on contact with water digests sinigrin, yielding allyl isothiocyanate—mustard oil; mustard is antibacterial, antifungal, antitussive, expectorant, and has been used as a circulatory tonic, and for rheumatic complaintsBrassica nigra
Related to Brassica nigra: black mustardSynonyms for Brassica nigranoun widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seedsSynonymsRelated Words- mustard seed
- Brassica
- genus Brassica
- mustard
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