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  • 51Overrunning — Overrun O ver*run , v. t. [imp. {Overran}; p. p. {Overrun}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Overrunning}. ] 1. To run over; to grow or spread over in excess; to invade and occupy; to take possession of; as, the vine overran its trellis; the farm is overrun with …

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  • 52Tumbleweed — Tum ble*weed , n. (Bot.) Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies; as witch grass, wild indigo, {Amarantus albus}, etc. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 53Raymond Queneau — (February 21, 1903 ndash; October 25, 1976) was a French poet and novelist and the co founder of Ouvroir de littérature potentielle (Oulipo).BiographyBorn in Le Havre, Normandy, Queneau was the only child of Auguste Queneau and Joséphine Mignot.… …

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  • 56tumbleweed — 1. noun Any plant which habitually breaks away from its roots in the autumn, and is driven by the wind, as a light, rolling mass, over the fields and prairies; as witch grass, wild indigo, Amaranthus albus, etc. 2. adjective Describing unwonted… …

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  • 57witchweed — witch•weed [[t]ˈwɪtʃˌwid[/t]] n. pln any plant of the genus Striga, of the figwort family, parasitic on grasses and grass crops • Etymology: 1900–05 …

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