'Madia' definitions:
Definition of 'Madia'
(from WordNet)
noun
Genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light [syn: Madia, genus Madia]
Definition of 'Madia'
From: GCIDE
- Madia \Ma"di*a\, n. [NL., fr. Sp. madi, fr. Chilian madi, the native name.] (Bot.) A genus of composite plants, of which one species ({Madia sativa}) is cultivated for the oil yielded from its seeds by pressure. This oil is sometimes used instead of olive oil for the table.
- Syn: melosa, Chile tarweed, madia oil plant, Madia sativa. [1913 Webster]