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rosinweed

noun

Any of various composite plants which secrete resins or have a resinous smell; for example, several species in the genus Silphium in the composite family.

Similar

Silphium laciniatumgumweedgum planttarweed

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Meanings

nounrosinweed (countable and uncountable, plural rosinweeds)

plural rosinweeds

countableuncountableAny of various composite plants which secrete resins or have a resinous smell; for example, several species in the genus Silphium in the composite family.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounNorth American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers

Similar

Silphium laciniatum

Broader

compass plantcompass flower

nounany of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock

Similar

gumweedgum planttarweed

Broader

herbherbaceous plant

Also see

gumweed resinweed tarweed

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From rosin + weed.

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Translations

Finnish kompassikukka

kompassikukkaplant of the genus Silphium

Cite this entry

APA

rosinweed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rosinweed

MLA

“rosinweed.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rosinweed. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rosinweed,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rosinweed.

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