tarweed

Plural: tarweeds

Noun

• A flowering plant often characterized by sticky, tar-like secretions.
• any of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia; of western North and South America
• any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock
• Any of various American flowering plants that have sticky leaves.

Examples

• Finding TARWEED on the board felt like pulling a sticky weed, not a high-scoring gem, in Words With Friends.

Synonyms

gum plant, gumweed, rosinweed