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| has gloss | (noun) a caryophyllaceous genus of the family Chenopodiaceae Cycloloma, genus Cycloloma |
| has gloss | eng: Cycloloma is a monotypic genus which contains the sole species Cycloloma atriplicifolium, which is known by the common names winged pigweed, tumble ringwing, plains tumbleweed, and tumble-weed. This plant is native to central North America, but it is spreading and has been occasionally reported in far-flung areas from California to Maine to the Canadian prairie. It is considered an introduced species outside of central North America. This is a bushy annual herb forming a rounded pale green clump which may exceed half a meter in height. It is very intricately branched, with toothed leaves occurring near the base. The spreading stems bear widely-spaced flowers are small immature fruits fringed with a nearly transparent membranous wing. In autumn, the plant forms a tumbleweed. The fruit is a utricle about 2 millimeters long containing a single seed. The seeds were eaten as a food staple by Native American peoples including the Zuni and Hopi. |
| lexicalization | eng: Cycloloma |
| lexicalization | eng: genus Cycloloma |
| subclass of | (noun) genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers caryophylloid dicot genus |
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| has gloss | por: Cycloloma é um género botânico pertencente à família Amaranthaceae. |
| lexicalization | por: Cycloloma |
| Castilian | |
| has gloss | spa: Cycloloma es un género de plantas fanerógamas con tres especies pertenecientes a la familia Amaranthaceae. |
| lexicalization | spa: Cycloloma |
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