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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tarweednoun

    any of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia; of western North and South America

  2. gumweed, gum plant, tarweed, rosinweednoun

    any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock

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  1. tarweednoun

    Any of various American flowering plants that have sticky leaves

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  1. tarweed

    Tarweed is a common name for various plants in the western United States that produce a sticky secretion. This secretion has a pungent smell and is often described as having a tar-like consistency. The term tarweed can refer to several different species, mostly within the Asteraceae (sunflower) family.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Tarweednoun

    a name given to several resinous-glandular composite plants of California, esp. to the species of Grindelia, Hemizonia, and Madia

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  1. dewater

  2. watered

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tarweed in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tarweed in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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