thimbleweed

Noun

Meaning

Any plant of the composite genus Rudbeckia, coarse herbs somewhat resembling the sunflower; -- so called from their conical receptacles.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

narcissus daffodil anemone snowdrop windflower pasque flower snowdrop windflower Pulsatilla patens American pasqueflower wood anemone Anemone cylindrica European pasqueflower mountain anemone Pulsatilla vulgaris snowdrop anemone
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Hypernyms

anemone

Hyponyms

Anemone virginiana Anemone riparia longheaded thimbleweed

Phrases with the word

virginia thimbleweed

Close letter words and terms

thimblerig thimblerigger thimbleriggery thimbling Thimbu thimerasol