Jim Hill mustard

noun

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

Meanings

nounJim Hill mustard (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSisymbrium altissimum, a tumbleweed-forming plant native to the Mediterranean region and widely invasive.

    Synonyms: tumble mustard

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Origin

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.

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Jim Hill mustard. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jim%20Hill%20mustard

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jim Hill mustard,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jim%20Hill%20mustard.

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