Russian thistle

Noun

Australia

Any of several species of genus Salsola and its close relatives, prickly shrublike annuals, especially Salsola tragus (syn. Kali tragus, which is the best-known kind of tumbleweed in the US.

Japanese Meaning

「Russian thistle」とは、Salsola属およびその近縁種に分類される、棘のある低木状の一年草を指します。特に、Salsola tragus（別名Kali tragus）が代表的で、アメリカでよく見られるタumbleweed（転がる雑草）の一種です。

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The old fence line was littered with dried Russian thistle that rattled in the wind like miniature maracas.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

古い柵沿いには乾いたタンブルウィード（サルソラ属の植物）が散らばり、風に吹かれて小さなマラカスのようにカラカラと音を立てていた。

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Any of several species of genus Salsola and its close relatives, prickly shrublike annuals, especially Salsola tragus (syn. Kali tragus, which is the best-known kind of tumbleweed in the US.

Sense（2）

(Australia) Salsola australis

Russian thistles

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