HyperDic: gum_plant

English > 1 sense of the expression gum plant:
NOUNplantgum plant, gumweed, tarweed, rosinweedany of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally
English > gum plant: 1 sense > noun 1, plant
MeaningAny of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock.
Synonymsgumweed, tarweed, rosinweed
Member ofGrindelia, genus Grindelialarge genus of coarse gummy herbs of western North and Central America
NarrowerGrindelia robustaperennial gumweed of California and Baja California
curlycup gumweed, Grindelia squarrosaperennial gumweed of western and central North America
Broaderherb, herbaceous plantA plant lacking a permanent woody stem

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