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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