wild mustard

noun

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Photographers, plein-air painters and sightseers revel in this striking scene, especially in the Napa Valley, where wild mustard appears in abundance from January through March. Ben Davidson, The Mercury News, 26 Feb. 2024 California is blooming with wild mustard this year. Julie Watson, The Christian Science Monitor, 16 June 2023

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1611, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wild mustard was circa 1611

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“Wild mustard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wild%20mustard. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.

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