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thimbleweed

DEFINITIONS OF: thimbleweed

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n a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles

Synonyms:
Anemone cylindrica
Types:
Anemone riparia, longheaded thimbleweed
thimbleweed of northern North America
Anemone virginiana, Virginia thimbleweed
thimbleweed of central and eastern North America
Type of:
anemone, windflower
any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
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