'Madia sativa' definitions:
Definition of 'Madia sativa'
(from WordNet)
noun
South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oil [syn: melosa, Chile tarweed, madia oil plant, Madia sativa]
Definition of 'Madia sativa'
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]
Definition of 'Madia sativa'
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]
Definition of 'Madia sativa'
From: GCIDE
- madia oil \madia oil\ n. The vegetable oil obtained from the Madia sativa. See Madia and madia oil plant. [WordNet 1.5]
Definition of 'Madia sativa'
From: GCIDE
- madia oil plant \madia oil plant\ n. The Madia sativa, a South American herb with sticky glandular foliage, the source of madia oil. See Madia. [WordNet 1.5]