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Madia

noun
Ma·​dia | \ ˈmädēə\

Definition of Madia

: a genus of sticky herbs (family Compositae) having heads with deeply grooved bracts investing the achenes — see melosa, tarweed

History and Etymology for Madia

New Latin, from Spanish madia, madi, a Chilean species of Madia, from Araucan Madi

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