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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}). [1913 Webster]

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}). [1913 Webster]

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. [1913 Webster]

{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. [1913 Webster]

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mustard [m?st?d] mostaza
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mustard [m?st?d] moutarde
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mustard [m?st?d] Mostrich, Senf
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mustard plaster [m?st?dpl??st?r] Senfpflaster
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mustard pot [m?st?dp?t] Senftopf
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Bible Dictionary

Mustard
is mentioned in (matthew 13:31; 17:20; mark 4:31; luke 13:19;17:6) It is generally agreed that the mustard tree of Scriptureis the black mustard (sinapis nigru). The objection commonlymade against any sinapis being the plant of the parable is thatthe reed grew into "a tree," in which the fowls of the air aresaid to come and lodge. As to this objection, it is urged withgreat truth that the expression is figurative and Oriental, andthat in a proverbial simile no literal accuracy is to beexpected. It is an error, for which the language of Scriptureis not accountable, to assert that the passage implies thatbirds "built their nests" in the tree: the Greek word has nosuch meaning; the word merely means "to settle or rest upon"anything for a longer or shorter time; nor is there anyoccasion to suppose that the expression "fowls of the air"denotes any other than the smaller insessorial kinds--linnets,finches, etc. Hiller s explanation is probably the correctone,--that the birds came and settled on the mustard-plant forthe sake of the seed, of which they are very fond. Dr. Thomsonalso says he has seen the wild mustard on the rich plain ofAkkar as tall as the horse and the rider. If, then, the wildplant on the rich plain of Akkar grows as high as a man onhorseback, it might attain to the same or a greater height whenin a cultivated garden. The expression "which is indeed-theleast of all seeds" is in all probability hyperbolical, todenote a very small seed indeed, as there are many seeds whichare smaller than mustard. The Lord in his popular teaching,"says Trench ("notes on parables", 108), "adhered to the popularlanguage;" and the mustard-seed was used proverbially to denoteanything very minute; or may mean that it was the smallest ofall garden seeds, which it is in truth.