{"def":{"short":"mustard (the plant)","long":["mustard, the name of a plant which in Middle Eastern countries grows from a very small seed and attains to the height of a tree, 10 feet (3 m) and more; hence a very small quantity of a thing is likened to a mustard seed, and also a thing which grows to a remarkable size"]},"deriv":"perhaps from σίνομαι (to hurt, i.e. sting)","pronun":{"ipa":"ˈsi.nɑ.pi","ipa_mod":"ˈsi.nɑ.pi","sbl":"sinapi","dic":"SEE-na-pee","dic_mod":"SEE-na-pee"}}