Definition of Chinese mustard

1. Noun. Asiatic mustard used as a potherb.

Exact synonyms: Brassica Juncea, Gai Choi, Indian Mustard, Leaf Mustard
Group relationships: Brassica, Genus Brassica
Generic synonyms: Mustard

2. Noun. Very hot prepared mustard.
Generic synonyms: Mustard, Table Mustard

Lexicographical Neighbors of Chinese Mustard

Chinese kale
Chinese lacquer tree
Chinese lantern
Chinese lantern plant
Chinese lanterns
Chinese magnolia
Chinese mantis
Chinese medicine
Chinese men
Chinese menu
Chinese menus
Chinese monetary unit
Chinese mountain cat
Chinese mountain cats
Chinese mushroom
Chinese mustard
Chinese numeral
Chinese olive
Chinese olives
Chinese overtime
Chinese paddlefish
Chinese pangolin
Chinese pangolins
Chinese parasol
Chinese parasol tree
Chinese parsley
Chinese pea tree
Chinese pheasant
Chinese pheasants
Chinese primrose

Literary usage of Chinese mustard

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Gardener's Magazine and Register of Rural and Domestic Improvement by J C Loudon (1839)
"480., chinese mustard. — The same missionaries who brought the Chinese cabbage to Paris brought the chinese mustard. This plant, of which an account has ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1917)
"Material of Indian brown mustard proved to be substituted by Indian rape or tori, Brassica napus var. dichotoma. chinese mustard, Brassica ..."

3. Annual Report (1892)
"Our experiments with chinese mustard were begun July 11, 1889. ... These were replaced in the same cages freshly sown to chinese mustard. ..."

4. Subtropical Vegetable-gardening by Peter Henry Rolfs (1916)
"... and the plant is also grown in India and in other tropical countries. The half-pungent flavor is very agreeable. The chinese mustard should be sown in ..."

5. Commercial Arbitration: Being a Compilation of Awards of Arbitration by Horace Arthur Dunn, Henry Probasco Dimond (1922)
"The original offer was made at 9J^c by letter dated November 1, 1918, and enclosed therewith was a sample of chinese mustard Seed. Buyer on November 9, ..."

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