Veerpõõsas, USA 'kaubamärk', on Ukraina steppidest pärit, kujutage ette!! Sain seda paar päeva tagasi Paulilt teada. (Vene ohakaks kutsutakse ka muide). Us-ku-ma-tu! Vene filmidest neid küll nagu meeles pole; samas kauboifilme ei kujuta tolmuses tuules rulluvate veerpõõstasteta ettegi, onju. Veerevad inimtühjadel tänavatel muidugi, sest ollakse vastastikku üksteist viimseni maha nottinud:)

/.../Tumbleweeds were first reported in the United States around 1877 in Bon Homme County, South Dakota, apparently transported in flax seed imported by Ukrainian farmers. Within two decades it had tumbled into a dozen states, and by 1900, it had reached the Pacific Coast./.../
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