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tumbleweed

tum·ble·weed [ túmb'l wd ] (plural tum·ble·weeds or tum·ble·weed)


noun 
Definition:
 
windblown plant: a densely branched plant such as the Russian thistle that grows in dry regions and in late summer withers and breaks from its roots to be blown about by the wind

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