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thimbleweed
noun thim·ble·weed \ˈthim-bəl-ˌwēd\
Definition of THIMBLEWEED
: any of various anemones (as Anemone virginiana and A. cylindrica) with cylindrical seed heads
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First Known Use of THIMBLEWEED
1833
Rhymes with THIMBLEWEED
aniseed, antecede, beating reed, beggarweed, bitterweed, bottle-feed, bugleweed, butterweed, carpetweed, centipede, chicken feed, copyread, cottonseed, cottonweed, crazyweed, double reed, Ganymede, giant reed, go to seed, interbreed, intercede, interplead, jewelweed, jimsonweed, locoweed, millipede, Nicene Creed, overfeed, pedigreed, pickerelweed, poppy seed, Port Said, pumpkinseed, quitclaim deed, retrocede, rosinweed, Runnymede, silverweed, supersede, title deed, tumbleweed, underfeed, up to speed, waterweed
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