thimbleweed

thim·ble·weed

T0165700 (thĭm′bəl-wēd′)n. Any of several North American anemones having cylindrical, thimblelike fruit clusters.

thimbleweed

(ˈθɪmbəlˌwiːd) n (Plants) US any of various plants having a thimble-shaped fruit, esp an American anemone, Anemone virginiana, and a rudbeckia, Rudbeckia laciniata

thim•ble•weed

(ˈθɪm bəlˌwid)

n. any of several plants that have a thimble-shaped fruiting head, esp. either of two white-flowered buttercups, Anemoneriparia or A. virginiana. [1825–35, Amer.]

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thimbleweed - a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimblesAnemone cylindricaanemone, windflower - any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leavesAnemone riparia, longheaded thimbleweed - thimbleweed of northern North AmericaAnemone virginiana, Virginia thimbleweed - thimbleweed of central and eastern North America