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MUSTARD SEED
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Black or white seeds ground to make mustard pastes or powders
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("mustard seed" is a kind of...):
flavorer; flavoring; flavourer; flavouring; seasoner; seasoning (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)
Holonyms ("mustard seed" is a part of...):
black mustard; Brassica nigra (widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard)
Brassica hirta; Sinapis alba; white mustard (Eurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seeds; a source of table mustard and mustard oil)
Holonyms ("mustard seed" is a substance of...):
mustard; table mustard (pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds)
