Difference between Mustard and Ochre

What is the difference between Mustard and Ochre?

Mustard as a noun is a plant of the genus brassica, with yellow flowers, and linear seed pods. while Ochre as a noun is a somewhat yellowish orange colour

Mustard

Part of speech: noun

Definition: a plant of the genus Brassica, with yellow flowers, and linear seed pods. a powder or paste made from seeds of the mustard plant, and used as a condiment or a spice. a dark yellow colour, the colour of mustard. The tomalley of a crab, which resembles the condiment.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: (colour) of a dark yellow colour. (Skateboard Slang) Outstanding. Popularized by Finnish Skateboarder Arto Saari "Check out these shoes, they're really mustard." ("Pro Spotlight," Skateboarding Magazine, 12/06.)

Example sentence: My real name is Dijon. My mom named me Dijon, so everybody used to call me Mustard.

Ochre

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A somewhat yellowish orange colourAn earth pigment containing silica, aluminum and ferric oxideThe stop codon sequence "UAA."

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Having a yellow-orange colour.Referring to archaeological cultures that covered their dead with ochre.

We hope you now know whether to use Mustard or Ochre in your sentence.

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