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thimbleweed

noun
thim·​ble·​weed | \ ˈthim-bÉ™l-ËŒwÄ“d How to pronounce thimbleweed (audio) \

Definition of thimbleweed

: any of various anemones (such as Anemone virginiana and A. cylindrica) with cylindrical seed heads

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First Known Use of thimbleweed

1833, in the meaning defined above

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