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MADIA SATIVA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Madia sativa mean? 

MADIA SATIVA (noun)
  The noun MADIA SATIVA has 1 sense:

1. South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oilplay

  Familiarity information: MADIA SATIVA used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MADIA SATIVA (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Chile tarweed; madia oil plant; Madia sativa; melosa

Hypernyms ("Madia sativa" is a kind of...):

tarweed (any of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia; of western North and South America)

Meronyms (substance of "Madia sativa"):

madia oil (used as a substitute for olive oil)


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