English noun: tarweed |
1. | tarweed (plant) any of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia; of western North and South America |
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| Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | Chile tarweed, madia oil plant, Madia sativa, melosa |
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| Member meronym | genus Madia, Madia |
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2. | tarweed (plant) any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock |
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| Synonyms | gum plant, gumweed, rosinweed |
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| Broader (hypernym) | herb, herbaceous plant |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | curlycup gumweed, Grindelia robusta, Grindelia squarrosa |
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| Member meronym | genus Grindelia, Grindelia |
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