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
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.
• 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
25 February 2025
(adverb) (spatial sense) seeming to have no bounds; “the Nubian desert stretched out before them endlessly”
Contrary to popular belief, coffee beans are not technically beans. They are referred to as such because of their resemblance to legumes. A coffee bean is a seed of the Coffea plant and the source for coffee. It is the pit inside the red or purple fruit, often referred to as a cherry. Just like ordinary cherries, the coffee fruit is also a so-called stone fruit.
