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Answer for the clue "Large genus of coarse gummy herbs of western North and Central America ", 9 letters:
grindelia

Word definitions for grindelia in dictionaries

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context medicine English) The dried stems and leaf of tarweed ((taxlink Grindelia genus)), used as a remedy in asthma and bronchitis.

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Grindelia \Grin*de"li*a\, n. [NL. Named after D. H. Grindel, a Russian.] (Med.) The dried stems and leaves of tarweed ( Grindelia ), used as a remedy in asthma and bronchitis.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Grindelia ( gumweed ) is a genus of plants native to the Americas belonging to the sunflower family . The genus is named for Latvian botanist David Hieronymus Grindel, 1776–1836. Grindelia squarrosa , a plant with bright yellow flowers indigenous to much ...