Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun rosinweed
2 senses of rosinweed
Sense 1
rosinweed, Silphium laciniatum -- (North American perennial having a resinous odor and yellow flowers)
=> compass plant, compass flower -- (any of several plants having leaves so arranged on the axis as to indicate the cardinal points of the compass)
Sense 2
gumweed, gum plant, tarweed, rosinweed -- (any of various western American plants of the genus Grindelia having resinous leaves and stems formerly used medicinally; often poisonous to livestock)
=> herb, herbaceous plant -- (a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests)