Tumbleweed Definition & Meaning

tumbleweed
noun
  1. any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass
  2. prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States
  3. bushy annual weed of central North America having greenish flowers and winged seeds
  4. bushy plant of western United States

"Tumbleweed" in song lyrics

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  • "Smoke that tumbleweed"
    Afroman — Colt 45
  • "All my tumbleweed"
    Afroman — Afroman Is Coming to Town
  • "My tumbleweed"
    Afroman — Tumbleweed

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