Definition of tarweed Tarweed
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What does tarweed mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: tarweeds |
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| tarweed - any of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia; of western North and South America | ||
| herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities | ||
| genus madia, madia genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light | ||
| tarweed - any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock | ||
| gumweed, gum plant, rosinweed | ||
| herbaceous plant, herb aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities | ||
| genus grindelia, grindelia large genus of coarse gummy herbs of western North and Central America | ||
| grindelia robusta perennial gumweed of California and Baja California | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- tarweed (n.)
A name given to several resinous-glandular composite plants of California, esp. to the species of Grindelia, Hemizonia, and Madia.
Part of speech
🔤- tarweed, noun, singular of tarweeds.
