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Thimbleweed

Thimbleweed Meaning & Definition
Thimbleweed Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Thimbleweed?

[n] a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles

Synonyms | Synonyms for Thimbleweed: Anemone cylindrica

Related Terms | Find terms related to Thimbleweed:

See Also | anemone | Anemone riparia | Anemone virginiana | longheaded thimbleweed | Virginia thimbleweed | windflower

Thimbleweed In Webster's Dictionary

\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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