hedge mustard

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Noun1.Hedge mustard - stiffly branching Old World annual with pale yellow flowershedge mustard - stiffly branching Old World annual with pale yellow flowers; widely naturalized in North America; formerly used medicinally
Sisymbrium officinale
genus Sisymbrium - genus of Old World annual or biennial or perennial herbs with racemose flowers; many are considered to be weeds
herb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
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A plant of Hedge mustard produces a half million seeds.
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Another plant, the sweetly-named Jack-By-The-Hedge, also known as Hedge Mustard, grows like a weed all over the place, and can be found in healthy condition along walls and in pastures at this time of the year.
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