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MUSTARD SEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does mustard seed mean? 

MUSTARD SEED (noun)
  The noun MUSTARD SEED has 1 sense:

1. black or white seeds ground to make mustard pastes or powdersplay

  Familiarity information: MUSTARD SEED used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MUSTARD SEED (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)


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