tumbleweed

noun

tum·ble·weed ˈtəm-bəl-ˌwēd

: a plant (such as Russian thistle or any of several amaranths) that breaks away from its roots in the autumn and is driven about by the wind as a light rolling mass

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Here in the dry desert, among the saguaro cactuses and tumbleweeds, investigators found a different culprit: Rhipicephalus sanguineus, commonly known as the brown dog tick, a species that thrives on the reservation. —

Pien Huang, NPR, 15 Jan. 2025 Come evening, check into the 52-unit Shack Up Inn, which comprises a collection of former sharecroppers’ cabins surrounded by farm equipment and literal tumbleweeds. —

Emma John, AFAR Media, 7 Jan. 2025 In a matter of days, the baseball field could be covered in an ocean of prickly Russian thistle tumbleweeds. —

Emilie Ikeda, NBC News, 29 Oct. 2024 Vegas has been evolving since the very first pair of dice rolled down a craps table like desert tumbleweed. —

Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 30 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for tumbleweed