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Tumbleweed

nounid 151148·updated May 18, 2026
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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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Variants

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

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary4 sensesview framework →
§1
bushy plant of western United States
§2
bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds
§3
prickly bushy Eurasian plant
§4
any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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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