Definition of Sinapis

1. Noun. Small genus of Old World herbs usually included in genus Brassica.


Definition of Sinapis

1. n. A disused generic name for mustard; -- now called Brassica.

Medical Definition of Sinapis

1. A disused generic name for mustard; now called Brassica. Origin: L. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sinapis

sin bins
sin eater
sin recombinase
sinalbin
sinalbins
sinamay
sinamine
sinapate
sinapates
sinapic
sinapic acid
sinapine
sinapines
sinapinic
sinapinic acid
sinapis (current term)
sinapisin
sinapism
sinapisms
sinapoleic
sinapoleic acid
sinapoline
sincalide
sincaline
since
since a long time ago
since when
sincere
sincerely
sincerely yours

Literary usage of Sinapis

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

1. Medical lexicon: A Dictionary of Medical Science, Containing a Concise by Robley Dunglison (1866)
"Th« seeds are sometimes substituted for black mustard. sinapis CKR'SIIA, sinapis—a. Eruca, Brassica eruca—s. Foliosa, S. alba—a. ..."

2. The Microscopy of Vegetable Foods: With Special Reference to the Detection by Andrew Lincoln Winton, Josef Moeller (1906)
"KINZEL: Ueber die Samen einiger Brassica- und sinapis-Arten, mit besonderer Beriick- ... Yellow or white mustard (sinapis alba L.), a native of Europe, ..."

3. The Entomologist; an Illustrated Journal of General Entomology by Edward Newman, Royal Entomological Society of London (1893)
"... and L. sinapis had appeared ; the same day I netted my first Q. rhamni, ... On the 9th L. sinapis and ..."

4. Origin and History of All the Pharmacopeial Vegetable Drugs, Chemicals and by John Uri Lloyd (1921)
"Ail later editions include sinapis alba, as well as S. nigra. Black mustard, sinapis nigra, is an herb found over the whole of Europe, excepting the extreme ..."

5. A Guide to Therapeutics and Materia Medica by Robert Farquharson (1877)
"The seed of sinapis nigra, US OFFICINAL PREPARATION, US Charta sinapis. Mustard papers, 4 inches square.] LOCAL ACTIONS. Physiological. Therapeutical. ..."

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