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gum plant

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gum⋅weed

[guhm-weed]
–noun
any of various New World composite plants of the genus Grindelia, having yellow flower heads and covered with a viscid secretion.
Also called gum plant.


Origin:
gum 1 + weed 1
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gum plant  
n.  Any of several North American plants of the genus Grindelia, especially G. squarrosa, having sticky leaves and bracts and yellow, rayed flower heads.
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