treacle mustard

British

noun

a N temperate cruciferous annual plant, Erysimum cheiranthoides , having small yellow flowers. It is a common weed in cultivated ground

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Etymology

Origin of treacle mustard

C16: so called because of its alleged medicinal properties. See _treacle

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Worm′-pow′der, a vermifuge; Worm′-seed, santonica: the treacle mustard; Worm′-wheel, a wheel gearing with an endless screw or worm, receiving or imparting motion.—adj.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

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