sarepta mustard

noun

sa·​rep·​ta mustard

səˈreptə-

: a Russian mustard (Brassica besseriana) grown commercially in North America as the source of a brownish black mustard

Word History

Etymology

after Sarepta (former name of Krasnoarmeisk), oblast near Stalingrad, U.S.S.R.

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