ALL meanings of white mustard
white mus·tard
W w - noun white mustard a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seed of the mustard plant, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc. 1
- noun white mustard any of various acrid or pungent plants, especially of the genus Brassica, as B. juncea (leaf mustard) the leaves of which are used for food and B. nigra (black mustard) the chief source of commercial mustard, and Sinapis alba (white mustard) Compare mustard family. 1
- noun white mustard nitrogen mustard. 1
- idioms white mustard cut the mustard, Slang. to reach or surpass the desired standard of performance: a pitcher who cuts the mustard with his fastball. 1
- noun white mustard a Eurasian plant, Brassica hirta (or Sinapis alba), having clusters of yellow flowers and pungent seeds from which the condiment mustard is made: family Brassicaceae (crucifers) 0
- noun white mustard an annual mustard (Brassica hirta) that has seeds which are ground and made into a paste used as a condiment 0