English dictionary

thimbleweed

/'/T//I/mb/@/l,w/i/d/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a common North American anemone with cylindrical fruit clusters resembling thimbles

noun.plant

Synonyms anemone cylindrica

Source: WordNet 3.0
Any plant of the composite genus <i>Rudbeckia</i>, coarse herbs somewhat resembling the sunflower; -- so called from their conical receptacles.

noun

Source: webster1913