tumbleweed

(noun)

noun

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

Definition categories: plant, weed

2. prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States

Definition categories: plant, bush, shrub

3. bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds

Definition categories: plant, bush, shrub

4. bushy plant of western United States

Definition categories: plant, amaranth