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}]