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Tumbleweed

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

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

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bushy plant of western United States

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

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prickly bushy Eurasian plant

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Variants

synonym
winged pigweed
plural
Tumbleweeds
possessive
Tumbleweed's
pluralpossessive
Tumbleweeds'