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Ochre vs Mustard - What's the difference?

ochre | mustard |

As nouns the difference between ochre and mustard

is that ochre is an earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide while mustard is 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.

As adjectives the difference between ochre and mustard

is that ochre is having a yellow-orange colour while mustard is of a dark yellow colour.

As a verb ochre

is to cover with ochre.

ochre

English

(wikipedia ochre)

Alternative forms

* ocher

Noun

(en noun)
  • An earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxide
  • A somewhat dark yellowish orange colour
  • (molecular biology, colloquial) The stop codon sequence "UAA."

    • Derived terms

    * brown ochre * gold ochre * purple ochre * red ochre * yellow ochre

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having a yellow-orange colour.
  • (archaeology) Referring to cultures that covered their dead with ochre.

    • Verb

    (ochr)
  • to cover with ochre

    • See also

    * ochrous * kokowai * ruddle *

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    mustard

    English

    (Brassica)

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • 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.
  • 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 .
  • The leaves of the mustard plant, used as a salad.
    • Mustard and cress sandwiches.
  • Dark yellow colour, the colour of mustard.
  • The tomalley of a crab, which resembles the condiment.

    • Adjective

  • Of a dark yellow colour.

    • Derived terms

    * black mustard * brown mustard * cut the mustard * English mustard * French mustard * garlic mustard * green mustard * Indian mustard * keen as mustard * mustard gas * mustard oil * mustard plaster * mustard powder * mustard pot * mustard seed * nitrogen mustard * treacle-mustard * wall mustard * white mustard * wild mustard * yellow mustard

    Related terms

    * must (grape juice)

    See also

    * arugula * bitter cress * brassica * charlock * cress * dame's violet * hedge garlic * jack-by-the-hedge * peppergrass * sea rocket * shepherd's purse * silique * rape (plant) * wasabi * wintercress *