tarweed
tarweed · tarweeds
Any of various American flowering plants that have sticky leavesAny of various American flowering plants that have sticky leaves.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)Any of various American flowering plants that have sticky leaves.
any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock
Origin
From tar + weed.From tar + weed.
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Forms
plural: tarweedsSynonyms
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable