white mustard
noun
: a Eurasian mustard (Sinapis alba synonym Brassica hirta) grown for its pale yellow seeds which yield mustard and mustard oil
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These have more heat and are more pungent than white mustard seeds (the kind used to make yellow mustard), setting them apart from the rest of those squeeze bottles next to the ketchup.
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Antara Sinha, Bon Appétit, 13 Sep. 2022
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“White mustard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/white%20mustard. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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