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Rosinweed

Rosinweed Meaning & Definition
Rosinweed Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Rosinweed?

[n] any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock
[n] North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers

Synonyms | Synonyms for Rosinweed: gum plant | gumweed | Silphium laciniatum | tarweed

Related Terms | Find terms related to Rosinweed:

See Also | compass flower | compass plant | curlycup gumweed | genus Grindelia | genus Silphium | Grindelia | Grindelia robusta | Grindelia squarrosa | herb | herbaceous plant | Silphium

Rosinweed In Webster's Dictionary

\Ros"in*weed`\, n. (Bot.) (a) The compass plant. See under {Compass}. (b) A name given in California to various composite plants which secrete resins or have a resinous smell.

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