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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


SynonymsRussian 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


SynonymsCycloloma atriplicifolium, winged pigweed


Broader (hypernym)bush, shrub


Member meronymCycloloma, genus Cycloloma

4. tumbleweed (plant) bushy plant of western United States


SynonymsAmaranthus albus, Amaranthus graecizans


Broader (hypernym)amaranth









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