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MADIA
Ma
"
di
*a, n.
Etym:
[
NL.
,
fr.
Sp.
madi,
fr.
Chilian
madi,
the
native
name.
] (
Bot.
)
Defn: A
genus
of
composite
plants,
of
which
one
species
(
Madia
sativa )
is
cultivated
for
the
oil
yielded
from
its
seeds
by
pressure.
This
oil
is
sometimes
used
instead
of
olive
oil
for
the
table.
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