tower mustard
- noun
- UK
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mostaza de torre
- You can find tower mustard growing along dry, grassy banks in many parts of Europe.
Examples
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The yellow blossoms of tower mustard appear in early summer.
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I found a patch of tower mustard in the garden.
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Conservationists are concerned about the declining populations of tower mustard in the wild.
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Look at the tower mustard!
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The yellow blossoms of tower mustard appear in early summer.
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You can find tower mustard growing along dry, grassy banks in many parts of Europe.
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Conservationists are concerned about the declining populations of tower mustard in the wild.
Synonyms
A tall plant called tower mustard that lives one or two years and has small white flowers
A tall thin plant with small yellow flowers like wild mustard
A plant in the cabbage family with stems that grow straight up and small white flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
The compound is a straightforward composition of 'tower' (tall, column-like) + 'mustard' (a mustard plant), so its meaning as a tall mustard-like plant is directly derivable from the parts. This noun–noun compounding pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent, so a B1 learner who knows both words would very likely understand the referent without prior exposure.
Etymology
Tower mustard may come from the plant's look: its tall, straight stems are like a tower, and its small yellow flowers look like those of mustard. So the name describes a 'tall' plant with 'yellow' mustard-like flowers.
