meadowfoam

noun

Etymology

From meadow + foam.

  1. inherited from *faimaz
  2. inherited from *faim
  3. inherited from fām
  4. inherited from fom
  5. compounded as meadowfoam — “meadow + foam

Definitions

  1. Any of the plants in the genus Limnanthes, flowering annuals native to the western US,…

    Any of the plants in the genus Limnanthes, flowering annuals native to the western US, especially white meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba), which is grown for the oil in its seeds.

  2. The industrially useful oil produced by Limnanthes alba.

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