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mustard

8 entries found.


Main Entry:
mus·tard 
          Listen to the pronunciation of mustard
Pronunciation:
\ˈməs-tərd\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English, from Anglo-French mustarde, from must must, from Latin mustum
Date:
13th century
1 a: a pungent yellow powder of the seeds of any of several common mustards (Brassica hirta, B. nigra, or B. juncea) used as a condiment or in medicine as a stimulant and diuretic, an emetic, or a counterirritant bslang : zest2: any of several herbs (genus Brassica of the family Cruciferae syn. Brassicaceae, the mustard family) with lobed leaves, yellow flowers, and linear beaked pods3: a dark to moderate yellow
mus·tardy 
          Listen to the pronunciation of mustardy \-tər-dē\ adjective


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