Tumbleweeds

Q: What is a synonym for "tumbleweeds"?

Common synonyms include: desert symbol, idle entity, russian thistle, salsola tragus, stagnant organization, unproductive project.

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plural of tumbleweed form-of, plural

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desert symbol idle entity russian thistle salsola tragus stagnant organization unproductive project

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active agent productive initiative

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"The Martian red desert stretched beyond and around me as I was wearing a spacesuit with oxygen tanks. The air outside was thinner, of course, than the Earth's. There was some breeze that would otherwise blow tumbleweeds on Earth's own deserts."

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