What is tumbleweed? Is it actually a specific plant?

deardrea

A tumbleweed is described as any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass. http://www.google.ca/search?hl=en&c2coff=1&safe=off&defl=en&q=define:tumbleweed&sa=X&oi=glossary_definition&ct=title http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumbleweed Jun 26 07, 4:13 PM

myrab51

Thank you deardrea. Also, nice avatar : ) Jun 26 07, 4:17 PM

crotalus77

Most commonly the Russian Thistle. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumbleweed Jun 26 07, 5:07 PM

thegogga

Essentially, it's a plant that has broken away from it's roots, and thus goes sailing around in the wind. "any plant that breaks away from its roots in autumn and is driven by the wind as a light rolling mass" Taken from: http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=tumbleweed Jun 27 07, 4:31 AM