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Noun: mustard  mús-tu(r)d
  1. Any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica
     
  2. Pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds
    - table mustard
     
  3. Leaves eaten as cooked greens
    - mustard greens, leaf mustard, Indian mustard
     
  4. (colour) a dark yellow colour, the colour of mustard

Sounds like: must, musth, mustard, must

Derived forms: mustards

Type of: condiment, crucifer, cruciferous plant, cruciferous vegetable, flavescent [formal], xanthous, yellow, yellowish, yellowy

Part of: Brassica, genus Brassica

Encyclopedia: Mustard, David