Image:Tumbleweed 038 .jpg|thumb|A tumbleweed, Salsola sp.
English
Noun
en-noun
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- Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies; as witch grass, wild indigo, Amaranthus albus, etc.
Translations
trans-top|plant which breaks loose and is driven by the wind
Chinese: 風滾�, ��� (f�ng g�n c�o)
Dutch: loogkruid n
German: Steppenläufer m
Japanese: ��������� (tamburu wiido)
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Korean: í��ì �ì´� (hoejeoncho)
Lithuanian: drusk�
Macedonian: ве��оган (vetrogán) m
Portuguese: salsola f
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Adjective
tumbleweed
#rfv-sense Describing unwonted silence and inactivity. Often used of a situation when one makes a statement that is ignored or ill-received from one�s audience. Gives the impression that a tumbleweed has passed through the room, as the resultant silence is likened to that of a desolate desert.
#*2000 January 21, "Plsntgrn" in <tt>alt.music.progressive</tt>, "Re: SOAR Budget (A Long Guestimate)" 1:
#*:Putting an ad in the local paper that Spock's Beard and Arena are in town will get you a tumbleweed response and some wasted revenue.
#*2005, Trevor Wright, How to Be a Brilliant English Teacher 2, ISBN 041533246X, page 68:
#*:"Why do families argue?" may only induce the tumbleweed response. (Could you answer that question out of the blue?
Derived terms
tumbleweed moment
Category:Plants
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