What does "meadowfoam" mean?

Any of the plants in the genus Limnanthes, flowering annuals native to the western US, especially white meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba), which is grown for the oil in its seeds.

Meadowfoam

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Noun

1
Any of the plants in the genus Limnanthes, flowering annuals native to the western US, especially white meadowfoam (Limnanthes alba), which is grown for the oil in its seeds. countable, uncountable
2
The industrially useful oil produced by Limnanthes alba. uncountable

Etymology

From meadow + foam.

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white meadowfoam

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