Tumbleweed

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. 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.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. 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, Amaranthus albus, etc.
  • adj. Describing unwanted silence and inactivity. Often used of a situation when one makes a statement that is ignored or ill-received from one’s audience. Gives the impression that a tumbleweed has passed through the room, as the resultant silence is likened to that of a desolate desert.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. 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; such as witch grass, wild indigo, Amarantus albus, etc.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. A branching plant whose top assumes a globular figure and in autumn is detached and rolled over the plains by the wind, scattering its seed.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States
  • n. any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass
  • n. bushy plant of western United States
  • n. bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    shrub    bush    weed    amaranth   
    Form
    tumbleweed moment   
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