senvy

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/ˈsɛnvi//ˈsɛmvi/

noun

The mustard plant or its seed.

OriginMiddle English senvey ← Old French senevé ← Vulgar Latin *sināpātium →
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Meanings

nounsenvy (usually uncountable, plural senvies)

plural senvies

  1. obsoleteuncountableusuallyThe mustard plant or its seed.

    The wheat seemed to have disappeared, to make room for a prodigious quantity of senvy which looked extremely well.

    1759, Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau (tr. John Mills), A Practical Treatise of Husbandry

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
mustard

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekσίνᾱπι
  2. Latinsināpi
  3. Vulgar Latin*sināpātium
  4. Old Frenchsenevé
  5. Middle Englishsenvey
  6. Englishsenvy

From Middle English senvey, senevey, from Old French senevé, senevei, from Vulgar Latin *sināpātium, from Latin sināpi (→ Old French senef), from Ancient Greek σίνᾱπι (sínāpi).

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APA

senvy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/senvy

MLA

“senvy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/senvy. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “senvy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/senvy.

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