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white mustard
noun
: a Eurasian mustard (Sinapis alba synonym Brassica hirta) grown for its pale yellow seeds which yield mustard and mustard oil
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These have more heat and are more pungent than white mustard seeds (the kind used to make yellow mustard), setting them apart from the rest of those squeeze bottles next to the ketchup.
—Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2022
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First Known Use
1528, in the meaning defined above
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“White mustard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20mustard. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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white mustard
noun
: a Eurasian mustard (Brassica hirta) with pale yellow seeds that yield mustard and mustard oil
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