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Mustard

The name of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica (formerly Sinapis), as white mustard (B. alba), black mustard (B. Nigra), wild mustard or charlock (B. Sinapistrum).

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Charlock 76% connected

A cruciferous plant (Brassica sinapistrum) with yellow flowers; wild mustard. It is troublesome in grain fields. Called also chardock, chardlock, che…

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Colza 76% connected

A variety of cabbage (Brassica oleracea), cultivated for its seeds, which yield an oil valued for illuminating and lubricating purposes; summer rape.

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Rape 76% connected

Fruit, as grapes, plucked from the cluster.

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Condiment 76% connected

Something used to give relish to food, and to gratify the taste; a pungment and appetizing substance, as pepper or mustard; seasoning.

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Crucifer 76% connected

Any plant of the order Cruciferae.

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Abele noun · 78% connection

The white poplar (Populus alba).

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Alyssum noun · 78% connection

A genus of cruciferous plants; madwort. The sweet alyssum (A. maritimum), cultivated for bouquets, bears small, white, sweet-scented f…

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Appellative noun · 78% connection

A common name, in distinction from a proper name. A common name, or appellative, stands for a whole class, genus, or species of beings…

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Birch noun · 78% connection

A tree of several species, constituting the genus Betula; as, the white or common birch (B. alba) (also called silver birch and lady b…

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Bole noun · 78% connection

Any one of several varieties of friable earthy clay, usually colored more or less strongly red by oxide of iron, and used to color and…

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Broom rape unknown · 78% connection

A genus (Orobanche) of parasitic plants of Europe and Asia. They are destitute of chlorophyll, have scales instead of leaves, and spik…

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Bryonin noun · 78% connection

A bitter principle obtained from the root of the bryony (Bryonia alba and B. dioica). It is a white, or slightly colored, substance, a…

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Bryony noun · 78% connection

The common name of several cucurbitaceous plants of the genus Bryonia. The root of B. alba (rough or white bryony) and of B. dioica is…

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Bully tree unknown · 78% connection

The name of several West Indian trees of the order Sapotaceae, as Dipholis nigra and species of Sapota and Mimusops. Most of them yiel…

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Cabbage noun · 78% connection

any of various cultivars of the genus Brassica oleracea grown for their edible leaves or flowers

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Cardamine noun · 78% connection

A genus of cruciferous plants, containing the lady's-smock, cuckooflower, bitter cress, meadow cress, etc.

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Cole noun · 78% connection

A plant of the Brassica or Cabbage genus; esp. that form of B. oleracea called rape and coleseed.

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Cutwater noun · 78% connection

A sea bird of the Atlantic (Rhynchops nigra); -- called also black skimmer, scissorsbill, and razorbill. See Skimmer.

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Egret noun · 78% connection

The name of several species of herons which bear plumes on the back. They are generally white. Among the best known species are the Am…

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Erucic adjective · 78% connection

Pertaining to, or derived from, a genus of cruciferous Mediterranean herbs (Eruca or Brassica); as, erucic acid, a fatty acid resembli…

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Gillyflower noun · 78% connection

A name given by old writers to the clove pink (Dianthus Caryophyllus) but now to the common stock (Matthiola incana), a cruciferous pl…

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Henna noun · 78% connection

A thorny tree or shrub of the genus Lawsonia (L. alba). The fragrant white blossoms are used by the Buddhists in religious ceremonies.…

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Hickory noun · 78% connection

An American tree of the genus Carya, of which there are several species. The shagbark is the C. alba, and has a very rough bark; it af…

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