Found 2 items, similar to Madia sativa.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: Madia sativa Madia sativa n : South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oil [syn: melosa, Chile tarweed, madia oil plant ]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Madia sativa madia oil \madia oil\ n. The vegetable oil obtained from the Madia sativa. See Madia and madia oil plant. [WordNet 1.5] 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] 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] 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] melosa \melosa\ n. A South American herb (Madia sativa) with sticky glandular foliage; it is a source of madia oil. Syn: Chile tarweed, madia oil plant, Madia sativa. [WordNet 1.5] melosa \melosa\ n. A South American herb (Madia sativa) with sticky glandular foliage; it is a source of madia oil. Syn: Chile tarweed, madia oil plant, Madia sativa. [WordNet 1.5]