HyperDic: chile_tarweed

English > 1 sense of the expression Chile tarweed:
NOUNplantChile tarweed, melosa, madia oil plant, Madia sativaSouth American herb with sticky glandular foliage
English > Chile tarweed: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningSouth American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oil.
Synonymsmelosa, madia oil plant, Madia sativa
BroadertarweedAny of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia
Substancesmadia oilUsed as a substitute for olive oil
Spanishmelosa
Catalanmelosa

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