Madia \Ma"di*a\, 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.
Madia
n : genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or
evening but closed in bright light [syn: {genus Madia}]