Sinapis

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Sinapis

Any of several Brassica species of the Crucifer family. Brassica alba is white mustard, B. juncia is brown or Chinese mustard, and B. nigra is black, brown, or red mustard. The plant is grown both for mustard seed from which oil is extracted and for foliage or animal feed. It was formerly used as an emetic, counter-irritant, and carminative.