» tumbleweed

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  1. desert

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Noun (4 meanings)

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

tumbleweed

tumbleweed is a type of:
  • weed (noun) - any plant that crowds out cultivated plants

2. prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States.

Russian thistle, Russian tumbleweed, Russian cactus, tumbleweed, Salsola kali tenuifolia

tumbleweed is a type of:
  • shrub, bush (noun) - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems

3. bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds.

winged pigweed, tumbleweed, Cycloloma atriplicifolium

tumbleweed is a type of:
  • shrub, bush (noun) - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
tumbleweed is a member of:

4. bushy plant of western United States.

tumbleweed, Amaranthus albus, Amaranthus graecizans

tumbleweed is a type of:
  • amaranth (noun) - any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers