arokierijä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- tumbleweed noun A plant that breaks off from its roots once dry and rolls across the ground in the wind, scattering its seeds.
Senses
arokierijä is used for these senses in English:
- tumbleweed Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots once dry, forming a light, rolling mass which is driven by the wind from place to place; as Russian thistle, wild indigo, witch grass, Amaranthus albus, etc.
tumbleweed — full definition
- noun A plant that breaks off from its roots once dry and rolls across the ground in the wind, scattering its seeds.
- noun (informal) An awkward silence following a comment that falls flat.