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Definition of "tumbleweed" [tum•ble•weed]

  • Any of various densely branched annual plants, such as amaranth and Russian thistle, that break off from the roots at the end of the growing season and are rolled about by the wind. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "tumbleweed" in a sentence
  • "Washington: Well, I definitely know what a tumbleweed is now and I know what a windstorm is."
  • "The alien Russian-thistle, also know as tumbleweed, is sometimes abundant."
  • "The idea was to instill pride: the Soviets were first in space, that kingdom of heaven, first to explore Alaska, the first in tumbleweed, that is, Russian thistle, et cetera, et cetera."