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Sisymbrium

Sisymbrium

9.9
A small flowering plant like mustard that often grows as a weed
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Many Sisymbrium plants thrive in disturbed soils and quickly colonize open spaces.

Examples

  • Several species within the genus Sisymbrium are common in fields across Europe and Asia.

  • The weed growing in the garden was identified as a species of Sisymbrium.

  • The Sisymbrium plant can grow in various soil types.

  • Many gardeners consider Sisymbrium to be a troublesome weed.

  • The weed growing in the garden was identified as a species of Sisymbrium.

  • Many Sisymbrium plants thrive in disturbed soils and quickly colonize open spaces.

  • Several species within the genus Sisymbrium are common in fields across Europe and Asia.

Compounds

Sisymbrium barbarea
  • Specialized
9.9

A harmful plant with bright yellow flowers that often grows where people do not want it

Sisymbrium officinale
  • Specialized
9.9

A wild mustard plant with stiff stems and pale yellow flowers

Sisymbrium tanacetifolia
  • Specialized
9.9

A small plant that lives for many years with bright yellow flowers on mountain slopes

Surface Forms

Sisymbrium singular
Sisymbriums plural

Etymology

Sisymbrium comes from an old Greek name sisymbrion meaning 'a mustard-like plant', so the name was given to a group of small herbs and common weeds in the mustard family.