Found 2 items, similar to tarweed.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: tarweed
tarweed
n 1: any of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia;
of western North and South America
2: any of various western American plants of the genus
Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used
medicinally; often poisonous to livestock [syn:
gumweed,
gum plant,
rosinweed]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Tarweed
Tarweed
\Tar"weed`\, n. (Bot.)
A name given to several resinous-glandular composite plants
of California, esp. to the species of
Grindelia,
Hemizonia, and
Madia.
[1913 Webster]