About The Word Tarweed
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Tarweed
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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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