meadowfoam
meadowfoam · meadowfoams
Any of the plants in the genus Limnanthes, flowering annuals native to the western US,…Any of the plants in the genus Limnanthes, flowering annuals native to the western US, especially white meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba), which is grown for the oil in its seeds.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of the plants in the genus Limnanthes, flowering annuals native to the western US, especially white meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba), which is grown for the oil in its seeds.
(uncountable)The industrially useful oil produced by Limnanthes alba.
Origin
From meadow + foam.From meadow + foam.
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Forms
plural: meadowfoams| Singular | meadowfoam |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable