tumbleweed

1. (noun) any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass
Related Words: weed

2. (noun) bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds
Synonyms: Cycloloma atriplicifolium, winged pigweed
Related Words: bush, shrub

3. (noun) prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States
Synonyms: Russian cactus, Russian thistle, Russian tumbleweed, Salsola kali tenuifolia
Related Words: bush, shrub



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