noun
- plural of thimbleweed; tall North American plants of the buttercup family with white flowers and thimble-shaped seed heads
Usage: botanical
Examples
- The thimbleweeds swayed gently in the prairie breeze.
- She identified several thimbleweeds growing along the woodland edge.
- The distinctive seed heads of thimbleweeds make them easy to recognize in late summer.
- Thimbleweeds are native wildflowers that thrive in open meadows.
- The botanist collected samples of thimbleweeds for her research project.