Mustard vs. Ochre

Mustard vs. Ochre — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Mustard and Ochre

Mustardnoun

A plant of certain species of the genus Brassica, or of related genera (especially Sinapis alba, in the family Brassicaceae, with yellow flowers, and linear seed pods.

Ochrenoun

An earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide

Mustardnoun

Powder or paste made from seeds of the mustard plant, and used as a condiment or a spice.

When the waitress brought the food I asked her if she had any Dijon mustard.

Ochrenoun

A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour

Mustardnoun

The leaves of the mustard plant, used as a salad.

Mustard and cress sandwiches.

Ochrenoun

The stop codon sequence "UAA."

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Mustardnoun

Dark yellow colour, the colour of mustard.

Ochrenoun

(slang) Money, especially gold.

Mustardnoun

The tomalley of a crab, which resembles the condiment.

Ochrenoun

(entomology) Any of various brown-coloured hesperiid butterflies of the genus Trapezites.

Mustardadjective

Of a dark yellow colour.

Ochrenoun

(obsolete) nodot=a.

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Mustardnoun

any of several cruciferous plants of the genus Brassica

Ochreadjective

Having a yellow-orange colour.

Mustardnoun

pungent powder or paste prepared from ground mustard seeds

Ochreadjective

(archaeology) Referring to cultures that covered their dead with ochre.

Mustardnoun

leaves eaten as cooked greens

Ochreverb

To cover or tint with ochre.

Ochrenoun

any of various earths containing silica and alumina and ferric oxide; used as a pigment

Ochrenoun

a moderate yellow-orange to orange color

Ochreadjective

of a moderate orange-yellow color