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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various prickly plants of the genus Salsola, especially S. tragus, a tumbleweed that is native to Eurasia and widespread in western North America.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun prickly bushy Eurasian plant; a troublesome weed in central and western United States
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