English Explanatory Dictionary

Jim Hill mustard

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Sisymbrium altissimum, a tumbleweed-forming plant native to the Mediterranean region and widely invasive.

Word forms

Jim Hill mustard

Etymology

Said to have been named after Canadian-American railroad magnate James J. Hill, due to a farmers' tall tale about the seeds having been spread via his railroads.

Synonyms

tumble mustard
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