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Synonyms for Tumbleweed (same or very similar meaning)

WordNet sense 1 (prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States):
Russian thistle, Russian cactus, Russian tumbleweed, Salsola kali tenuifolia

WordNet sense 2 (bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds):
winged pigweed, Cycloloma atriplicifolium

WordNet sense 3 (bushy plant of western United States):
Amaranthus albus, Amaranthus graecizans


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