Mustard
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The mustard plant and its products

  • Mustard plant
    Mustard plant
    Mustards are several plant species in the genera Brassica and Sinapis whose small mustard seeds are used as a spice and, by grinding and mixing them with water, vinegar or other liquids, are turned into the condiment known as mustard or prepared mustard...

    , one of several plants, having seeds which are used for the condiment
  • Mustard seed
    Mustard seed
    Mustard seeds are the small round seeds of various mustard plants. The seeds are usually about 1 or 2 mm in diameter. Mustard seeds may be colored from yellowish white to black. They are important spices in many regional foods. The seeds can come from three different plants: black mustard , brown...

    , seeds of the mustard plant used in cooking
  • Mustard (condiment)
    Mustard (condiment)
    Mustard is a condiment made from the seeds of a mustard plant...

    , a paste or sauce made from mustard seeds used as a condiment
  • Mustard greens, edible leaves from a variety of Mustard plant, Brassica juncea
    Brassica juncea
    Brassica juncea, also known as mustard greens, Indian mustard, Chinese mustard, and leaf mustard, is a species of mustard plant. Subvarieties include southern giant curled mustard, which resembles a headless cabbage such as kale, but with a distinct horseradish-mustard flavor...

  • Mustard plaster
    Mustard plaster
    A mustard plaster is a poultice of mustard seed powder spread inside a protective dressing and applied to the chest or abdomen to stimulate healing. In times past and present, the mixture was spread onto a cloth and applied to the chest or back. The mustard paste itself should never make contact...

    , a traditional medical treatment used to treat minor ailments, made from mustard seed powder
  • Mustard and cress, a mixture of mustard seeds and garden cress
    Garden cress
    Garden cress is a fast-growing, edible herb that is botanically related to watercress and mustard, sharing their peppery, tangy flavor and aroma...

     seeds grown as sprouts and used as a sandwich filling or garnish for a salad or other dishes

Other uses

  • Mustard (album)
    Mustard (album)
    Mustard is the second solo album by Roy Wood, who wrote and produced every track and painted the cartoon-style cover. It was completed and released about the same time as he disbanded his group Wizzard...

    , by Roy Wood
  • MUSTARD
    MUSTARD
    The Multi-Unit Space Transport And Recovery Device or MUSTARD was a concept explored by the British Aircraft Corporation around 1968 for launching payloads weighing as much as 5,000 lb. into orbit...

    , an acronym for an experimental British spacecraft design (Multi-Unit Space Transport and Recovery Device)
  • Mustard (color)
    Mustard (color)
    Mustard is a color that resembles culinary mustard. It is similar to the color Flax.-Mustard in human culture:Food* Mustard is the color of the belt awarded to the winner of the Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest at Nathan's Famous in Coney Island, New York.Games*In the board game Cluedo, one of the...

    , a shade of yellow, similar to the color of the condiment
  • Sulfur mustard
    Sulfur mustard
    The sulfur mustards, or sulphur mustards, commonly known as mustard gas, are a class of related cytotoxic, vesicant chemical warfare agents with the ability to form large blisters on exposed skin. Pure sulfur mustards are colorless, viscous liquids at room temperature...

     (mustard gas), a chemical weapon
    • Mustards, a class of chemicals most associated with chemical weapons, including nitrogen mustard
      Nitrogen mustard
      The nitrogen mustards are cytotoxic chemotherapy agents similar to mustard gas. Although their common use is medicinal, in principle these compounds can also be deployed as chemical warfare agents. Nitrogen mustards are nonspecific DNA alkylating agents. Nitrogen mustard gas was stockpiled by...

  • Mustard (software)
    Mustard (software)
    Mustard is a microblogging software application for Android, compatible with both Twitter and Status.net services, including identi.ca.As of February 28th 2011 it was the most used identi.ca client for Android platform and the 14th most used client overall ....

    , a microblogging client software application for Android

Names

  • Chad Mustard
    Chad Mustard
    Chad Mustard is a former American football tight end and offensive tackle of the National Football League. He was signed by the Omaha Beef as a street free agent in 2003...

    , American football tight end
  • Ernest Mustard
    Ernest Mustard
    Lieutenant Ernest Andrew Mustard was a World War I flying ace credited with five aerial victories. He returned to service during World War II with the Royal Australian Air Force. Mustard was also responsible for the first aerial survey of Australia's Barrier Reef.-References:...

    , World War I flying ace
  • Fred Mustard Stewart
    Fred Mustard Stewart
    Fred Mustard Stewart was an American novelist. His most popular books were The Mephisto Waltz , adapted for a 1971 film starring Alan Alda; Six Weeks , made into a 1982 film starring Mary Tyler Moore; Century, a New York Times best-seller in 1981; and Ellis Island , which became a...

    , American novelist
  • Jack Mustard
    Jack Mustard
    John "Jack" Mustard was an English professional association footballer who played as a winger. During his 12-year career, he played for eight different clubs in the Football League.-References:...

    , English professional association footballer
  • James Fraser Mustard
    James Fraser Mustard
    James Fraser Mustard, was a Canadian physician and scientist. Born, raised and educated in Toronto, Ontario, Mustard began his career as a research fellow at the University of Toronto where he studied the effects of blood lipids, their relation to heart disease and how Aspirin could mitigate...

    , Canadian physician and scientist
  • Phil Mustard, English cricketer
  • William Thornton Mustard, Canadian physician and cardiac surgeon

Fictional names

  • Colonel Mustard, one of six original Cluedo characters
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