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gum plant

noun

  1. gumweed.

gum plant

/ ˈɡʌmˌwiːd /

noun

  1. any of several American yellow-flowered plants of the genus Grindelia, esp G. robusta, that have sticky flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gum plant1

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
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The flowering tops and leaves of the gum plant are used as drug.

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