tarweed

[ tahr-weed ]

/ ˈtɑrˌwid /

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noun

any of several resinous or gummy, composite plants of the genus Grindelia, having solitary flower heads.

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Origin of tarweed

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; tar¹ + weed¹

The brushed marks went not only through the carpet of pine needles, but through the tarweed, the snow brush, the manzañita.
The Rules of the Game|Stewart Edward White
The fire had leaped the cleared path and was greedily eating in all directions through the short, pitchy growth of tarweed.
The Rules of the Game|Stewart Edward White
The tarweed, especially, was stubborn under even the most vigorous wielding of his sharpened hoe.
The Rules of the Game|Stewart Edward White
He raked carefully his broad path among the pine needles, laying bare the brown earth; hoed and chopped in the tarweed and brush.
The Rules of the Game|Stewart Edward White

Tall, stately teasels stand like sentinels along the way, and the balsamic tarweed spreads its fragrance along the outer edge.
Byways Around San Francisco Bay|William E. Hutchinson