thimbleweed

English

Etymology

thimble +‎ weed

Noun

thimbleweed (plural thimbleweeds)

  1. Any of various plants whose heads resemble thimbles, including
    1. Rudbeckia laciniata
    2. Anemone virginiana
    3. Anemone cylindrica

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for thimbleweed in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)

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