GRINDELIA

Grindelia, genus Grindelia

(noun) large genus of coarse gummy herbs of western North and Central America

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

grindelia (countable and uncountable, plural grindelias)

(medicine) The dried stems and leaves of tarweed (Grindelia), used as a remedy in asthma and bronchitis.

A member of the genus Grindelia.

Anagrams

• derailing, railinged, redialing

Source: Wiktionary


Grin*de"li*a, n. Etym: [NL. Named after D. H. Grindel, a Russian.] (Med.)

Definition: The dried stems and leaves of tarweed (Grindelia), used as a remedy in asthma and bronchitis.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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