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Tumbleweed (Noun)

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

Nouns denoting plants.

The landscape of the desert was dotted with tumbleweed, its delicate greenish flowers a stark contrast to the dry earth.
As the wind blew, a tumbleweed rolled by, its winged seeds soaring through the air like tiny parachutes.
Travelers on the open road often joked about being swept away by a runaway tumbleweed, a hapless victim of the desert's whims.
The tumbleweed's seeds were carefully designed for dispersal, with their delicate wings allowing them to float for miles on the breeze.
In the arid climate of the American Southwest, tumbleweed grew in abundance, its bushy branches a haven for small desert creatures.

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

Nouns denoting plants.

Prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States.