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TANSY MUSTARD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does tansy mustard mean?
• TANSY MUSTARD (noun)
The noun TANSY MUSTARD has 1 sense:
1. North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy
Familiarity information: TANSY MUSTARD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
North American herb with bitter-tasting pinnate leaves resembling those of tansy
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Descurainia pinnata; tansy mustard
Hypernyms ("tansy mustard" is a kind of...):
herb; herbaceous plant (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)
Holonyms ("tansy mustard" is a member of...):
Descurainia; genus Descurainia (includes annual or biennial herbs of America and Europe very similar to and often included among those of genera Sisymbrium or Hugueninia; not recognized in some classification systems)
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