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thimbleweed

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thim⋅ble⋅weed

[thim-buhl-weed]
–noun
any of several plants having a thimble-shaped fruiting head, esp. either of two white-flowered North American plants, Anemone riparia or A. virginiana.

Origin:
1825–35, Americanism; thimble + weed 1
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thim·ble·weed   (thĭm'bəl-wēd')   
n.  Any of several North American plants of the genus Anemone, having cylindrical, thimblelike fruit clusters.
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