noun
- Plural of gumweed; plants of the genus Grindelia, native to western North America, having sticky resinous buds and yellow flowers.
Usage: botanical term; chiefly North American
Examples
- The gumweeds along the California coast are easily identified by their sticky flower buds.
- Hikers often encounter gumweeds on dry hillsides in the western United States.
- Gumweeds have been used traditionally in herbal medicine by Native American tribes.
- The yellow flowers of gumweeds bloom in late summer and early fall.