thim·ble·weed (th m b l-w d )n. Any of several North American plants of the genus Anemone, having cylindrical, thimblelike fruit clusters. |
thimbleweed [ˈθɪmbəlˌwiːd]
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(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) US any of various plants having a thimble-shaped fruit, esp an American anemone, Anemone virginiana, and a rudbeckia, Rudbeckia laciniata
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| Noun | 1. |  thimbleweed - a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimblesanemone, windflower - any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves Anemone riparia, longheaded thimbleweed - thimbleweed of northern North America Anemone virginiana, Virginia thimbleweed - thimbleweed of central and eastern North America |
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