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tarweed

NOUN
  1. any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock
  2. any of various resinous glandular plants of the genus Madia; of western North and South America

How To Use tarweed In A Sentence

  • Although the slender tarweed described above has the same tar-like odor, it is not nearly as strong as that of this plant.
  • Avena plants were larger and more tarweeds survived into the summer.
  • These techniques can greatly reduce a population of tarweed, leaving very few plants to flower and set seed.
  • Pods are deposited close to the basal growth of forbs such as tarweeds and Russian thistle.
  • A good example would again be the Hemizonias, some of which have been called tarweeds and some tarplants.
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