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Tumbleweed

noun
1.
Any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass.
2.
Prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States.  Synonyms: Russian cactus, Russian thistle, Russian tumbleweed, Salsola kali tenuifolia.
3.
Bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds.  Synonyms: Cycloloma atriplicifolium, winged pigweed.
4.
Bushy plant of western United States.  Synonyms: Amaranthus albus, Amaranthus graecizans.






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Words linked to "Tumbleweed" :   genus Cycloloma, amaranth, Cycloloma, bush, shrub, weed



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