mustard
noun
a pungent powder or paste prepared from the seeds of certain mustard plants, used as a food seasoning or condiment, and medicinally in plasters, poultices, etc.
mustards
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pluralof mustard.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The space and financial investment required is minor: in the study, the gardening took place in regular flower boxes, while the plants cultivated, such as peas, beans, mustards and salads, came from the shop shelf.
From Science Daily ● May 23, 2024
Weaver notes that this variety is among High Mowing's best-selling mustards and is "very popular among commercial growers for its high and reliable productivity and great flavor," which is sweet and slightly pungent.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2023
The sharpest mustard varieties are made with the brown seeds, including mustards made in the Chinese, German and English styles.
From Washington Times ● Jun. 2, 2023
The dreamlike sequence “Food, Glorious Food,” with its visions of sausages and mustards, jelly and custard.
From New York Times ● May 1, 2023
That evening the women brought bowls of pot liquor from black-eyed peas, from mustards, from cabbage, from kale, from collards, from turnips, from beets, from green beans.
From "The Bluest Eye" by Toni Morrison
