HyperDic: brassica_nigra

English > 1 sense of the expression Brassica nigra:
NOUNplantBrassica nigra, black mustardwidespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds
English > Brassica nigra: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
Meaningwidespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard.
Synonymblack mustard
Member ofBrassica, genus Brassicamustards
Partsmustard seedblack or white seeds ground to make mustard pastes or powders
BroadermustardAny of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica
Spanishbrassica nigra, mostaza negra
Catalanbrassica nigra, Brassica nigra

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