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rosinweed |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Rosinweed \Ros"in*weed`\, n. (Bot.) a The compass plant. See under {Compass}. b A name given in California to various composite plants which secrete resins or have a resinous smell. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: rosinweed n 1: North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers [syn: {Silphium laciniatum}] 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}, {tarweed}]
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