gum plant


noun

Origin of gum plant

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

British Dictionary definitions for gum plant

gum plant

gumweed

/ (ˈɡʌmˌwiːd) /

noun

any of several American yellow-flowered plants of the genus Grindelia, esp G. robusta, that have sticky flower heads: family Asteraceae (composites)