tumbleweed
noun/ˈtʌmblwiːd/
/ˈtʌmblwiːd/
[uncountable]- a plant that grows like a bush in the desert areas of North America and Australia. In the autumn, it breaks off just above the ground and is blown around like a ball by the wind.
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