Definition of Leaf mustard

1. Noun. Asiatic mustard used as a potherb.

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

2. Noun. Leaves eaten as cooked greens.
Exact synonyms: Indian Mustard, Mustard, Mustard Greens
Generic synonyms: Cruciferous Vegetable

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leaf Mustard

leaf form
leaf frog
leaf frogs
leaf gap
leaf gaps
leaf green
leaf hopper
leaf hoppers
leaf insect
leaf insertion
leaf lard
leaf lettuce
leaf miner
leaf mold
leaf mould
leaf mustard (current term)
leaf node
leaf peeper
leaf peepers
leaf protein
leaf protein concentrate
leaf proteins
leaf roller
leaf scorch
leaf shape
leaf sheath
leaf soil
leaf spot
leaf spring
leaf storm

Literary usage of Leaf mustard

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

1. Practical Nursing: A Text-book for Nurses by Anna Caroline Maxwell, Amy Elizabeth Pope (1914)
"... or vaseline over the part to which the leaf is to be applied (this minimizes the danger of blistering the skin), put on the moistened leaf, mustard side ..."

2. A Textbook of Simple Nursing Procedure for Use in High Schools: Together by Amy Elizabeth Pope (1921)
"... in a gauze compress, arranging the latter with only one thickness over the mustard surface. Lay the leaf, mustard surface uppermost, on a folded towel ..."

3. The Vascular Flora of Pennsylvania: Annotated Checklist and Atlas by Ann Fowler Rhoads, William M. Klein (1993)
"Brown mustard; Chinese mustard; leaf mustard Herbaceous annual Waste ground. Brassica nigra (L.) WDJKoch Black mustard Herbaceous annual Fields and waste ..."

4. The High School Cookery Book by Grace Bradshaw (1916)
"Cook the flour in the butter, add bay leaf, mustard and vinegar. Next add stock gradually, bring to the boil and cook gently for 5 minutes. ..."

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