English > Grindelia: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | large genus of coarse gummy herbs of western North and Central America. |
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Synonym | genus Grindelia |
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Member of | Compositae, family Compositae, Asteraceae, family Asteraceae, aster family | plants with heads composed of many florets |
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Members | gumweed, gum plant, tarweed, rosinweed | Any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally |
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Broader | asterid dicot genus | genus of more or less advanced dicotyledonous herbs and some trees and shrubs |
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Spanish | genus grindelia, grindelia |
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Catalan | genus grindelia, grindelia |
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