noun
- A plant of the mustard family (genus Descurainia) with small yellow flowers and slender seed pods, native to western North America.
Usage: Also called tansy mustard or flixweed in some regions.; Common in arid and semi-arid environments.
Examples
- The axseed plant thrives in dry, rocky soils across the western plains.
- Ranchers often consider axseed a troublesome weed in pastures.
- Axseed flowers bloom in late spring with delicate yellow petals.
- The seed pods of axseed are long and narrow, distinguishing it from other mustards.