tumbleweed

Noun

Meaning

Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies; as witch grass, wild indigo, Amarantus albus, etc.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bush herb grass chaparral fuchsia amaranthus weed amaranth eavesdrop marijuana glasswort hair grass Russian thistle circling Russian cactus
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Hypernyms

bush shrub amaranth

Phrases with the word

monster tumbleweed

Examples

Too much detail can bog down any story. Enough with the history of gunpowder, the geology of Hawaii, the processes of whaling, and cactus and tumbleweed. Edward M. Lerner

The legendary tumbleweed is really a nurse crop that protects the growth of prairie grasses under its shade, and then it sacrifices itself and blows away. Antoine Predock

Tumbleweed entered the mouth of the lying camel. Tywa Proverb

Tumbleweed will not enter into the mouth of the lying camel. Tywa Proverb

If the Southeastern Conference had a mascot, it would be a tumbleweed for all the stadiums that will sit empty on Saturday. Source: Internet

She's dabbled in everything from research on pelagic invertebrates to animations about beer to podcasts about fake tumbleweed farms. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

tumblesome Tumbleson tumblestone tumbleweed moment Tumblin tumbling