Tansy Mustard (Noun)
Meaning
North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- Tansy mustard grows in a variety of soils and can be a nuisance in agricultural fields where it competes with crops for water and nutrients.
- Wildlife including deer and birds often avoid eating the plant due to its unpleasant taste which can be compared to its namesake tansy.
- Descurainia pinnata, commonly known as tansy mustard, is an annual or biennial herb native to much of North America.
- Tansy mustard can grow quite tall and bloom small yellow flowers that produce a large number of seeds per plant.
- One of the species of invasive weeds found in the region is tansy mustard, a plant notorious for spreading rapidly in disturbed and poor soil areas.