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Webster 1913 Edition
Madia
‖
Ma′di-a
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Sp.
madi
, fr. Chilian madi
, the native name.] (Bot.)
A genus of composite plants, of which one species (
Madia sativa
) is cultivated for the oil yielded from its seeds by pressure. This oil is sometimes used instead of olive oil for the table.
Syn. – melosa, Chile tarweed, madia oil plant,
Madia sativa
.