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mustard

mustard

12 2.0
Leaves from a plant like cabbage that are cooked and eaten as greens
  • noun
  • /ˈmʌstərd/
translation icon : hojas de mostaza
  • I'm planting collards, mustard greens... ...and all this over here will be my corn.
  • mustard greens
  • collards and mustard
  • turnip greens and mustard

Your your mustard greens fast to grow, fast to mature.

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Examples

  • One informant mentioned that bean-curd soup cooked with mustard cabbage (gaai-choi) could cure fever.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The most recent one had a recipe for a spicy mustard green pesto; sounds yummy!

    Blog text (13)
  • Today, at the old city temple, it is rice and mustard greens.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • "People are growing corn, mustard greens, cucumbers, fruit trees, and flowers."

    Academic text (2000)
  • We simply let these mustard greens ferment by adding salt water, onions and ginger.

  • Other essential ingredients like garlic, ginger, water celery, and mustard greens were also selling at inflated prices.

    Blog text (15)
  • The restaurant offers a delicious dish featuring sautéed mustard greens with garlic and olive oil.

  • For dinner, we enjoyed a hearty soup made with vegetables, including mustard greens for extra flavor.

  • In the salad, the fresh mustard greens added a delightful peppery taste and vibrant color.

Synonyms

mustard greens
vsmustard
2 3.6

Leaves from a mustard plant that people eat cooked

is the general term for leaves used as cooked greens in cuisines
turnip greens
vsmustard
  • US
1 3.7

The leaves of young turnip plants that you cook and eat

is about leaves from that plant rather than from root vegetables
dandelion green
vsmustard
1 4.6

Leaves of the dandelion plant eaten in salads or cooked

is about cultivated plant leaves typically served cooked as greens
leaf mustard
vsmustard
4.9

A green leafy vegetable with spicy leaves used in cooking

is the broader idea of those leaves when served as cooked greens
Brassica juncea
vsmustard
  • Specialized
5.1

A plant in the mustard family grown for spicy leaves and seeds

focuses on the edible leaves from that species when cooked
Indian mustard
vsmustard
4.6

A leafy plant with leaves eaten as greens and seeds used as a spice and for oil

concerns mainly the leaves when they are prepared as cooked greens
Chinese mustard
vsmustard
4.0

A leafy plant from Asia with spicy leaves used as a vegetable or seasoning

is about leaves used as cooked greens rather than as a seasoning
field mustard
vsmustard
6.0

A common field weed with yellow flowers and edible leaves

refers specifically to edible leaves used as cooked greens rather than a weed
spinach mustard
vsmustard
6.2

A leafy Asian plant with a swollen root crown that you can eat raw or cooked

focuses on leaves used as cooked greens, not primarily on a swollen root
Indian salad
vsmustard
  • US
9.9

A plant that lives for many years with white flowers and leaves you can eat as greens

refers to leaves commonly used as cooked greens across cuisines rather than occasional local use

Compounds

6 7.7

A poison gas used in war that causes painful blisters and damages the lungs

3 2.2

A small round seed from a plant used whole or ground to make a spicy sauce

Leaves from a mustard plant that people eat cooked

A sauce made from mustard mixed with vinegar and oil

mustard seed
  • Literature
1 4.1

A very small idea or amount that can grow into something much larger

A very hot sauce made from ground seeds used with Chinese food

1 3.2

A yellowish liquid from mustard seeds that people use for cooking and massage

mustard plaster
  • Archaic
1 9.3

A cloth spread with mustard powder that you put on the skin to make it warm

1 2.5

Powder made from the small seeds of a plant used to add strong taste to food

1 9.9

A very strong chemical weapon that causes severe blisters and harms the lungs and eyes

1 4.2

A weed with bright yellow flowers that grows in farm fields

A plant with small spicy seeds used to make a yellow sauce for food

buckler mustard
  • Specialized
9.9

A plant that has yellow flowers and seed pods like small shields

A leafy plant from Asia with spicy leaves used as a vegetable or seasoning

A common field weed with yellow flowers and edible leaves

A green leafy vegetable with spicy leaves used in cooking

A weed from Europe and Asia with a strong smell and round flat seed pods now common in North America

mustard family
  • Specialized
4.8

A group of plants like cabbage, broccoli, and turnip that have flowers with four petals

A plant with green leaves that smell like garlic when crushed

9.1

A plant with small pale yellow flowers that grows wild along roads and fields

A leafy plant with leaves eaten as greens and seeds used as a spice and for oil

9.9

An evergreen shrub from South America whose leaves can poison farm animals

mustard tree
  • Indian
9.9

A small evergreen tree from dry regions whose branches are used as natural toothbrushes and whose shoots are animal food

nitrogen mustard
  • Specialized
6.5

A toxic chemical that doctors use as a medicine to treat some cancers

A fine dry spice made by grinding small yellow or brown seeds

A plant with reddish brown seeds used to add a slightly spicy taste to food

9.9

A poisonous chemical used in war that causes severe blisters and eye and lung damage

A spicy yellow or brown paste made from ground seeds used as a sauce on sandwiches and meat

9.9

A North American wild plant with bitter, divided leaves and small yellow flowers often found in fields

9.9

A tall European plant with stiff upright stems and yellow flowers

A leafy Asian plant with a swollen root crown that you can eat raw or cooked

white mustard
  • Specialized
4.5

A plant grown for small seeds that are ground to make a spicy sauce and oil

A small wild plant with yellow flowers that often grows as a weed

How Peppery

wasabi
2 5.2
arugula
  • US
22 5.7
mustard
12 2.0
mizuna
1 7.6
spinach
94 1.0
lettuce
93 1.0

Surface Forms

mustard singular
mustards plural

Etymology

The word mustard for the leaves comes from the same Latin phrase mustum ardens, where mustum is 'fresh grape juice' and ardens is 'burning'. The plant was named for its hot seeds, so the leaves also took the same name.