Definition of Russian tumbleweed

1. Noun. Prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States.


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Russian tumbleweed (current term)
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Literary usage of Russian tumbleweed

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Manual of Weeds: With Descriptions of All the Most Pernicious and by Ada Eljiva Georgia (1914)
"... GFW Meyer Other Englis names: Russian Cactus, Russian tumbleweed, Introduced. Annual. Propagates by seeds. Time of bloom: July to September. ..."

2. Weeds of the Farm and Garden by Louis Hermann Pammel (1911)
"55 Hays, WM The Russian Thistle or Russian tumbleweed. Bui. Minn. 56 Henderson. LF Twelve of Idaho's Worst Weeds. Bui. Ida. Agr. Exp. Sta., Agr. Exp. Sta., ..."

3. Farm Friends and Farm Foes: A Text-book of Agricultural Science by Clarence Moores Weed (1910)
"The Russian tumbleweed is an annual that starts as a slender seedling bearing a general resemblance to a very young pine tree. Its leaves are slender, soft, ..."

4. Farm Friends and Farm Foes: A Text-book of Agricultural Science by Clarence Moores Weed (1910)
"The Russian tumbleweed is an annual that starts as a slender seedling bearing a general resemblance to a very young pine tree. Its leaves are slender, soft, ..."

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