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noun
- 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: - Dutch: loogkruid
- German: Steppenlí¤ufer
adjective - (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.
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