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Any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally
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tarweed
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. any of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia; of western North and South America any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock [syn: ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Tarweed \Tar"weed`\, n. (Bot.) A name given to several resinous-glandular composite plants of California, esp. to the species of Grindelia , Hemizonia , and Madia .
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of various American flowering plants that have sticky leaf
Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
Tarweed or tarplant is a common name for several plants and may refer to: Various plants in the Madieae tribe of the Asteraceae family: Anisocarpus madioides Blepharizonia Centromadia Deinandra Harmonia Hemizonella Hemizonia Holocarpha Jensia Madia Amsinckia ...
Usage examples of tarweed.
He told them of the tarweed and the two men who appeared to be from Silden.
And the hot breath of the valley came up to them, with hot green smells on it, and with resinous sage and tarweed smells.
The wind brought a pine smell down from the hills, and the penetrating odor of tarweed and the pleasant bouquet of a skunk’s anger, smelling, since it was far away, like azaleas.