madia

2 definitions found

madia - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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]

madia - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Madia
      n 1: genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning
           or evening but closed in bright light [syn: Madia, genus Madia
           ]