tumbleweed

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Any of various densely branched annual plants, such as amaranth and Russian thistle, that break off from the roots at the end of the growing season and are rolled about by the wind.

tumbleweed [ˈtʌmb^əlˌwiːd]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any densely branched plant that breaks off near the ground on withering and is rolled about by the wind, esp one of several amaranths of the western US and Australia

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Noun	1.	tumbleweed - any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass weed - any plant that crowds out cultivated plants
	2.	tumbleweed - prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States Russian cactus, Russian thistle, Russian tumbleweed, Salsola kali tenuifolia bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	3.	tumbleweed - bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds Cycloloma atriplicifolium, winged pigweed Cycloloma, genus Cycloloma - a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Chenopodiaceae bush, shrub - a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
	4.	tumbleweed - bushy plant of western United States Amaranthus albus, Amaranthus graecizans amaranth - any of various plants of the genus Amaranthus having dense plumes of green or red flowers; often cultivated for food

Translations

tumbleweed [ˈtʌmblwiːd] N (US) → planta f rodadora

tumbleweed

n → Steppenläufer m → or -hexe f

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amaranth
Amaranthus albus
Amaranthus graecizans
Cycloloma
Cycloloma atriplicifolium
genus Cycloloma
roly-poly
Russian cactus
Russian thistle
Russian tumbleweed
Salsola kali tenuifolia
winged pigweed
Witch balls

Following Impressive Partner Gains in 2007, Tumbleweed Unveils Integrated Reward Program Featuring Opportunity Registration, Lucrative Margins and Exceptional Support REDWOOD CITY, Calif.

Tumbleweed Builds Partner Momentum With New Lead-to-Deal Lifecycle ... by Business Wire

For further cautions about the risks of investing in Tumbleweed, we refer you to the documents Tumbleweed files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, particularly Tumbleweed's Form 10-K filed March 14, 2007 and Form 10-Q filed November 9, 2007.

Tumbleweed to Present at Tenth Annual Needham Growth Conference by Business Wire

SAFE HARBOR STATEMENT Tumbleweed cautions that forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on plans and expectations as of the date of the press release, and that a number of factors could cause the actual results to differ materially from the guidance given at this time.

U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Grants Tumbleweed New Message ... by Business Wire

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