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VIRGINIA THIMBLEWEED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Virginia thimbleweed mean?
• VIRGINIA THIMBLEWEED (noun)
The noun VIRGINIA THIMBLEWEED has 1 sense:
1. thimbleweed of central and eastern North America
Familiarity information: VIRGINIA THIMBLEWEED used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thimbleweed of central and eastern North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Anemone virginiana; Virginia thimbleweed
Hypernyms ("Virginia thimbleweed" is a kind of...):
Anemone cylindrica; thimbleweed (a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles)
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