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)
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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