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BRASSICA NIGRA

Dictionary entry overview: What does Brassica nigra mean?

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

1. widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard

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

Dictionary entry details

• BRASSICA NIGRA (noun)

Sense 1

Brassica nigra ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

black mustard; Brassica nigra

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

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

Meronyms (parts of "Brassica nigra"):

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

Holonyms ("Brassica nigra" is a member of...):

Brassica; genus Brassica (mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.)

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