thimbleweed

[ thim-buh l-weed ]
/ ˈθɪm bəlˌwid /

noun

any of several plants having a thimble-shaped fruiting head, especially either of two white-flowered North American plants, Anemone riparia or A. virginiana.

Origin of thimbleweed

An Americanism dating back to 1825–35; thimble + weed1

Words nearby thimbleweed

British Dictionary definitions for thimbleweed

thimbleweed
/ (ˈθɪmbəlˌwiːd) /

noun

US any of various plants having a thimble-shaped fruit, esp an American anemone, Anemone virginiana, and a rudbeckia, Rudbeckia laciniata