‖n. [ NL., fr. Sp. madi, fr. Chilian madi, the native name. ] (Bot.) A genus of composite plants, of which one species (Madia sativa) is cultivated for the oil yielded from its seeds by pressure. This oil is sometimes used instead of olive oil for the table.
n. The vegetable oil obtained from the Madia sativa. See Madia and madia oil plant. [ WordNet 1.5 ]
n. The Madia sativa, a South American herb with sticky glandular foliage, the source of madia oil. See Madia. [ WordNet 1.5 ]