browse words by letter
a
b
c
d
e
f
g
h
i
j
k
l
m
n
o
p
q
r
s
t
u
v
w
x
y
z
tumbleweed |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tumbleweed \Tum"ble*weed`\, n. (Bot.) 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 From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tumbleweed n 1: any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass 2: prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States [syn: {Russian thistle}, {Russian tumbleweed}, {Russian cactus}, {Salsola kali tenuifolia}] 3: bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds [syn: {winged pigweed}, {Cycloloma atriplicifolium}]
more about tumbleweed
This work is licensed under a
