any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica
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pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds
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leaves eaten as cooked greens
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Mustard \Mus"tard\, n. [OF. moustarde, F. moutarde, fr. L. mustum must, -- mustard was prepared for use by being mixed with must. See {Must}, n.] 1. (Bot.) The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus {Brassica} (formerly {Sinapis}), as {white mustard} ({Brassica alba}), {black mustard} ({Brassica Nigra}), {wild mustard} or {charlock} ({Brassica Sinapistrum}).
Note: There are also many herbs of the same family which are called mustard, and have more or less of the flavor of the true mustard; as, bowyer's mustard ({Lepidium ruderale}); hedge mustard ({Sisymbrium officinale}); Mithridate mustard ({Thlaspi arvense}); tower mustard ({Arabis perfoliata}); treacle mustard ({Erysimum cheiranthoides}).
2. A powder or a paste made from the seeds of black or white mustard, used as a condiment and a rubefacient. Taken internally it is stimulant and diuretic, and in large doses is emetic.
{Mustard oil} (Chem.), a substance obtained from mustard, as a transparent, volatile and intensely pungent oil. The name is also extended to a number of analogous compounds produced either naturally or artificially.
The secret is to build up simple, toning layers in warm shades which might have come from a spice rack - curry, saffron, mustard, cinnamon and sage.
Dr. Manuel Dominguez, the head of the team, said "the use of yperite (mustard gas) was unmistakably confirmed."
A team that visited Iran and Iraq last month found that Iraq is continuing to use mustard and nerve gas "on an intensive scale" despite frequent pleas that it stop.
For more than 14 months, the United States has accused Libya of using the plant to make chemical weapons, including mustard and nerve gases.
The biggest burger maker in the free world wants to find out if it can cut the mustard in Moscow, but only after it goes Hungary.
As a teenager, Mr. Kumar sketched flowers on dog's whiskers and scenes from Indian mythology on mustard seeds.
Present favourites of mine include: Barely wilted spinach anointed with oil in which mustard seeds have been warmed until they popped.
Balmain's offerings by Patrick Aubert included a range of delectable colors and casual styles based on suits and separates in all ranges of chocolate brown, plum, cinnamon and curry or mustard.
H.J. Heinz Co. said Monday it is interested in buying RJR Nabisco's A1 steak sauce and Grey Poupon mustard lines but that no talks on a possible deal have occurred.
They're lured into the traps by smelly bait like sardines and mustard sauce.
Color schemes for next fall run the gamut from subdued chocolate, khaki, mustard, camel, gray and wine to neon pinks or greens.
Raisa Gorbachev, dressed in a mustard suit with black buttons and black sweater, did not visit the exhibition.
She says the recent mustard switch at the stadium is just another skirmish in "mustard wars" with David Dwoskin, president of the Davis Food Co. which distributes Authentic Stadium Mustard.
She says the recent mustard switch at the stadium is just another skirmish in "mustard wars" with David Dwoskin, president of the Davis Food Co. which distributes Authentic Stadium Mustard.
Air and soil samples taken at the bomb sites were analyzed in Swiss and Swedish laboratories and found to contain mustard gas agents, the team reported.
A grinding machine pulverises the locally-grown yellow mustard seed and the black seed from Canada.
The lubricant, used in inks and textiles and sold under the brand name Kromfax, produces lethal mustard gas when combined with hydrochloric acid.
Other Burpee introductions include butterhead lettuce from France, Japanese mustard green, bush shell beans from the Caribbean, and cabbage from Alsace-Lorraine.
And Saddam has developed an independent capacity to make mustard gas and nerve gas, and deliver them in artillery shells and on missiles.
He concluded that 62 had been injured by mustard gas, while four others showed symptoms of nerve-gas poisoning.
She used to pour her late husband's Scotch into empty mustard and ketchup jars so she could have the empties.
Despite the denials, U.S. officials said in March that Libya is producing limited amounts of mustard and nerve gases, apparently intended for use as chemical weapons.
But Dingmann said Garland also referred to Grand Rapids as "a beautiful town." A mustard yellow paint job on the house considered the birthplace of the Episcopal Church in the United States has been a sore point for years.
Margaret Engel, co-author of "Food Finds: America's Best Local Foods and The People Who Produce Them," said Bertman's mustard was included in their 1984 book, but a new edition of the book may include both brands.
Member nations would agree to stop arguing about how best to make mayonnaise, mustard or electric drills.
It must be proper, meaty ham, of course, with a decent covering of fat into which a smear of mustard and toasted breadcrumbs can be pressed after cooking. A creamily-delicate parsley sauce (laced with a few capers, perhaps) would go well with the ham.
Two groups of pickpockets armed with mustard have been arrested at Kennedy International Airport, where they had been preying on foreign tourists, a Port Authority spokesman said.
The Iranians claimed 5,000 Iraqi Kurds were killed and 5,000 injured two weeks ago when Iraqi warplanes dropped cyanide and mustard gas bombs on the towns after they had been captured in the Iranian offensive.
But no longer will meekly respond: mustard I? I carrot stand it, he finally said of the cruciferous greenery. It makes me artichoke, lettuce have it no more.
The sources estimated that Iraq can now produce 60 tons of mustard gas a month and four tons each of Sarin and Tabun, another highly lethal nerve agent.