English noun: tumbleweed | |||
1. | tumbleweed (plant) any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass | ||
Broader (hypernym) | weed | ||
2. | tumbleweed (plant) prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States | ||
Synonyms | Russian cactus, Russian thistle, Russian tumbleweed, Salsola kali tenuifolia | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
3. | tumbleweed (plant) bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds | ||
Synonyms | Cycloloma atriplicifolium, winged pigweed | ||
Broader (hypernym) | bush, shrub | ||
Member meronym | Cycloloma, genus Cycloloma | ||
4. | tumbleweed (plant) bushy plant of western United States | ||
Synonyms | Amaranthus albus, Amaranthus graecizans | ||
Broader (hypernym) | amaranth | ||