TUMBLEWEED

tumbleweed, Amaranthus albus, Amaranthus graecizans

(noun) bushy plant of western United States

tumbleweed

(noun) any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

tumbleweed (countable and uncountable, plural tumbleweeds)

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.

(attributive) Describing unwanted silence and inactivity. Often used of a situation when one makes a statement that is ignored or ill-received by one's audience, as the resultant silence is likened to that of a desolate desert with rolling tumbleweeds.

A tan colour, like that of a tumbleweed.

Source: Wiktionary


Tum"ble*weed`, n. (Bot.)

Definition: 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, Amarantus albus, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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