meadowfoam

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noun

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.

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Meanings

nounmeadowfoam (countable and uncountable, plural meadowfoams)

plural meadowfoams

  1. countableuncountableAny 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. uncountableThe industrially useful oil produced by Limnanthes alba.

Origin

From meadow + foam.

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Translations

Finnish hilppa, valkohilppaöljy
  • hilppaplant of the genus Limnanthes
  • valkohilppaöljyoil from Limnanthes alba
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APA

meadowfoam. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meadowfoam

MLA

“meadowfoam.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meadowfoam. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “meadowfoam,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/meadowfoam.

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