tumbleweed

  • 31tumbleweed — noun N. Amer. & Austral./NZ a plant of arid regions which breaks off near the ground in late summer, forming light spherical masses blown about by the wind. [Several species in the genera Salsola and Amaranthus.] …

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  • 32tumbleweed — noun (U) a plant that grows in the desert areas of North America and is blown from place to place by the wind …

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  • 33tumbleweed — UK [ˈtʌmb(ə)lˌwiːd] / US [ˈtʌmb(ə)lˌwɪd] noun [uncountable] a round plant that grows in dry areas and rolls when it is blown by the wind …

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  • 34tumbleweed — tum•ble•weed [[t]ˈtʌm bəlˌwid[/t]] n. pln any of various plants whose branching upper parts become detached from the roots and are driven about by the wind, as the amaranth Amaranthus albus or the Russian thistle Salsola kali[/ex] • Etymology:… …

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  • 35tumbleweed — /ˈtʌmbəlwid / (say tumbuhlweed) noun 1. any of various plants of North America, as Amaranthus albus, whose branching upper part becomes detached from the roots in autumn and is driven about by the wind. 2. any of various plants in Australia which …

  • 36tumbleweed — n. US & Austral. a plant, Amaranthus albus, that forms a globular bush that breaks off in late summer and is tumbled about by the wind …

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  • 37Tumulte à Tumbleweed — 13e histoire de la série Lucky Luke Auteur Morris Pays …

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  • 38Russian tumbleweed — noun prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States • Syn: ↑Russian thistle, ↑Russian cactus, ↑tumbleweed, ↑Salsola kali tenuifolia • Hypernyms: ↑shrub, ↑bush * * * …

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  • 39urban-tumbleweed — The various bits of trash that blow by you in the city on a windy day. You should ve seen all the urban tumbleweed in the storm yesterday …

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  • 40urban-tumbleweed — The various bits of trash that blow by you in the city on a windy day. You should ve seen all the urban tumbleweed in the storm yesterday …

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