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Meaning of THIMBLEWEED

Pronunciation:  'thimbul`weed

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles
 
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 Synonyms: Anemone cylindrica
 
 See Also: anemone, Anemone riparia, Anemone virginiana, longheaded thimbleweed, Virginia thimbleweed, windflower

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Thim"ble*weed`\, n. (Bot.)
Any plant of the composite genus {Rudbeckia}, coarse herbs
somewhat resembling the sunflower; -- so called from their
conical receptacles.
 
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