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Tarweed

Tarweed Meaning & Definition
Tarweed Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Tarweed?

[n] any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock
[n] any of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia; of western North and South America

Synonyms | Synonyms for Tarweed: gum plant | gumweed | rosinweed

Related Terms | Find terms related to Tarweed:

See Also | Chile tarweed | curlycup gumweed | genus Grindelia | genus Madia | Grindelia | Grindelia robusta | Grindelia squarrosa | herb | herbaceous plant | Madia | madia oil plant | Madia sativa | melosa

Tarweed In Webster's Dictionary

\Tar"weed`\, n. (Bot.) A name given to several resinous-glandular composite plants of California, esp. to the species of {Grindelia}, {Hemizonia}, and {Madia}.

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