tumbleweed

Noun

• bushy plant of western United States

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

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

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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  Amaranthus albus , Amaranthus graecizans , winged pigweed , Cycloloma atriplicifolium , Russian thistle , Russian tumbleweed , Russian cactus , Salsola kali tenuifolia