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Brassica nigra

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Noun1.Brassica nigra - widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seedsBrassica nigra - widespread Eurasian annual plant cultivated for its pungent seeds; a principal source of table mustard
black mustard
mustard seed - black or white seeds ground to make mustard pastes or powders
Brassica, genus Brassica - mustards: cabbages; cauliflowers; turnips; etc.
mustard - any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica
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Like other members of the mustard family, Brassica nigra produces strong-flavored substances that can discourage indiscriminant grazers such as slugs.
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Brassica nigra, whose seeds are used for making table mustard, also can become a weedy invader.
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