tumbleweed

Definition

  • noun: a plant found especially in the North American desert that breaks away from its roots and is blown across the ground by the wind
  • noun: a plant (as Russian thistle or any of several amaranths) that breaks away from its roots in the autumn and is driven about by the wind as a light rolling mass

Movie quotes

  • (..) since l was , since my folks died. l had no close kin in that part of the country. So l left and l haven't been back since. You could just call me a tumbleweed blowing in the wind. Well, Rose, we've walked about a mile around this boat deck... ..and chewed over how great (..)
    1997 Titanic