ROSINWEED

gumweed, gum plant, tarweed, rosinweed

(noun) any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock

rosinweed, Silphium laciniatum

(noun) North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

rosinweed (countable and uncountable, plural rosinweeds)

(US, California) Any of various composite plants which secrete resins or have a resinous smell; for example, several species in the genus Silphium in the composite family.

Anagrams

• ironweeds

Source: Wiktionary


Ros"in*weed`, n. (Bot.) (a) The compass plant. See under Compass. (b) A name given in California to various composite plants which secrete resins or have a resinous smell.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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