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 sativa n : South American herb with sticky glandular foliage; source of madia oil [syn: {melosa}, {Chile tarweed}, {madia oil plant}]