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‖ madia|ˈmeɪdɪə|
[a. mod.L. madia, a. Chilean madi.]
The plant Madia sativa, a coarse, hairy, erect annual, allied to the Sunflowers. It is a native of Chile, and is cultivated for its seeds, which yield a valuable oil, and are made into cake for cattle. Also attrib. in madia oil
[1809(Italian original 1787) tr. Molina's Hist. Chili I. iii. 111 The madi (madia. gen. nov.). Of this plant there are two kinds, the one wild, the other cultivated. The cultivated, which I have called madia sativa, has a branching hairy stalk.] 1839Gardener's Mag. XV. 143, 100 parts of the Madia oil consist of 45 parts of oleine [etc.]. 1846Lindley Veget. Kingd. 707 Madia oil, expressed without heat, is described as transparent, yellow, scentless. 1855Stephens Bk. of the Farm (ed. 2) II. 106 The madia is in the same botanical position as the sunflower. |