tarweed
English Thesaurus
1. any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | herb, herbaceous plant, |
| definition | : | a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests (noun.plant) |
| hyponym | : | grindelia robusta, |
| definition | : | perennial gumweed of California and Baja California (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | genus grindelia, grindelia, |
| definition | : | large genus of coarse gummy herbs of western North and Central America (noun.plant) |
2. any of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia; of western North and South America (noun.plant)
| hypernym | : | herb, herbaceous plant, |
| definition | : | a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests (noun.plant) |
| member meronym | : | genus madia, madia, |
| definition | : | genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light (noun.plant) |
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