1. California annual having red-brown spots near the base of its yellow flower rays
   "Common madia dotted the coastal hillsides"; "Madia elegans dotted the coastal hillsides";
   - common tarweed, Madia elegans

1. South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oil
   "madia oil plant's sticky leaves collected dust and small insects"; "Madia sativa's sticky leaves collected dust and small insects";
   - melosa, Chile tarweed, Madia sativa

1. An edible oil extracted from the seeds of the madia plant (Madia sativa), used as a substitute for olive oil
   "They cooked with madia oil instead of olive oil"

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

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

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

Encyclopedia: Common madia