Madia

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Madia
       n : genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or
           evening but closed in bright light [syn: {genus Madia}]