BRASSICA HIRTA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Brassica hirta mean? 

• BRASSICA HIRTA (noun)
  The noun BRASSICA HIRTA has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: BRASSICA HIRTA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BRASSICA HIRTA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Brassica hirta; Sinapis alba; white mustard

Hypernyms ("Brassica hirta" is a kind of...):

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

Meronyms (parts of "Brassica hirta"):

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

 Context examples 

The vegetable oil pressed from seeds or the essential oil extracted from the seeds of Brassica nigra, Brassica juncea, or Brassica hirta.

(Mustard Oil, NCI Thesaurus)