MEADOWFOAM


Meaning of MEADOWFOAM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈme-(ˌ)dō-ˌfōm ]

noun

Date: 1897

: any of a genus ( Limnanthes of the family Limnanthaceae) of annual herbs of the Pacific coast of North America having white or yellow flowers and including some (as L. alba ) grown for their seeds which yield an oil used chiefly as an industrial lubricant and in cosmetics

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.