SINAPIS ALBA

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Meaning:

Eurasian mustard cultivated for its pungent seeds; a source of table mustard and mustard oil

Synonyms:

Brassica hirta; Sinapis alba; white mustard

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Nouns denoting plants

Hypernyms ("Sinapis alba" is a kind of...):

mustard (any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica)

Meronyms (parts of "Sinapis alba"):

mustard seed (black or white seeds ground to make mustard pastes or powders)

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