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1. Used as a substitute for olive oil

1. South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oil
   - melosa, Chile tarweed, Madia sativa

1. Genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light
   - genus Madia

1. California annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower rays
   - common tarweed, Madia elegans

Type of: asterid dicot genus, oil, tarweed, vegetable oil, wild flower, wildflower

Part of: aster family, Asteraceae, Compositae, family Asteraceae, family Compositae

Encyclopedia: Madia