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noun
Sisymbrium altissimum, a tumbleweed-forming plant native to the Mediterranean region and widely invasive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Synonyms: tumble mustard
Antonyms: none provided
History
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.
