1. plural of tarweed; sticky annual plants of western North America, typically with yellow flowers and resinous foliage
Usage: botanical

Examples

• The hillsides were covered with tarweeds in late summer.
• Tarweeds can be found throughout California’s grasslands.
• The sticky tarweeds clung to our hiking boots.
• Many tarweeds bloom with bright yellow flowers.
• Cattle avoid grazing on tarweeds due to their bitter taste.
• The field was dominated by tarweeds and other native wildflowers.