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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
. Definition 2024
Madia
Madia
See also: madia
Translingual
Proper noun
Madia f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – the tarweeds, aromatic herbs with yellow flowers native to western North America and Chile.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Plantae - kingdom; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II - clades; Asterales - order; Asteraceae - family; Asteroideae - subfamily; Madieae - tribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Madia sativa - selected species. See
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