Sinapis alba, Brassica alba
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White_mustard (Wikipedia)
| White mustard | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Brassicaceae |
| Genus: | Sinapis |
| Species: | S. alba |
| Binomial name | |
| Sinapis alba | |
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White mustard seeds (right) compared with rice seeds (left)
White mustard (Sinapis alba) is an annual plant of the family Brassicaceae. It is sometimes also referred to as Brassica alba or B. hirta. Grown for its seeds, used to make the condiment mustard, as fodder crop, or as a green manure, it is now widespread worldwide, although it probably originated in the Mediterranean region.
White Mustard (Wiktionary)
English
Noun
white mustard (uncountable)
- Sinapis alba, an annual mustard of the family Brassicaceae.
