Said, with some exaggeration, to have ‘the smallest of seeds’ (Mark 4: 31). It is used in Jesus' parable to illustrate that the small initial response to the coming of the kingdom of God is destined to increase dramatically.
Citation for mustard
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"mustard." In A Dictionary of the Bible. Ed. W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online. May 19, 2013. <http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1292>.
Chicago
"mustard." In A Dictionary of the Bible. , edited by W. R. F. Browning. Oxford Biblical Studies Online, http://www.oxfordbiblicalcstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1292 (accessed May 19, 2013).