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Tumbleweed

noun

Any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass.

Prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States. Synonyms: Russian cactus, Russian thistle, Russian tumbleweed, Salsola kali tenuifolia.

Bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds. Synonyms: Cycloloma atriplicifolium, winged pigweed.

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