Madia sativa

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Madia sativa
    n 1: South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source
         of madia oil [syn: {melosa}, {Chile tarweed}, {madia oil
         plant}, {Madia sativa}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Madia \Ma"di*a\, n. [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}.
        [1913 Webster]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

madia oil \madia oil\ n.
   The vegetable oil obtained from the {Madia sativa}. See
   {Madia} and {madia oil plant}.
   [WordNet 1.5]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

madia oil plant \madia oil plant\ n.
   The {Madia sativa}, a South American herb with sticky
   glandular foliage, the source of madia oil. See {Madia}.
   [WordNet 1.5]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

melosa \melosa\ n.
   A South American herb ({Madia sativa}) with sticky glandular
   foliage; it is a source of {madia oil}.

   Syn: Chile tarweed, madia oil plant, {Madia sativa}.
        [WordNet 1.5]

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