RHAPHANUS RHAPHANISTRUM
\ɹˈafanəs ɹˈafɐnˌɪstɹəm], \ɹˈafanəs ɹˈafɐnˌɪstɹəm], \ɹ_ˈa_f_a_n_ə_s ɹ_ˈa_f_ɐ_n_ˌɪ_s_t_ɹ_ə_m]\
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Wild mustard, the lampsane of Dioscorides; a European species, naturalized sparingly in North America. The seeds are acrid and stimulating, and were formerly used like mustard seed. Raphania has been erroneously attributed to this plant. [Gr.]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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