meadowfoam

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noun
Definitions
  • Any of the plants in the genus , flowering annuals native to the western US, especially the white meadowfoam, , which is grown for the oil in its seeds.
  • (uncountable) The industrially-useful oil produced by

Etymology

Compound from English meadow + English foam.

Origin

English

foam

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