Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of composite herbs belonging to the tribe Helianthoideæ and the subtribe Madieæ, characterized by a deeply furrowed involucre, with bracts closely inclosing the achenia, of which those of the disk are either perfect or sterile, almost always without pappus.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of composite plants, of which one species (
Madia sativa ) is cultivated for the oil yielded from its seeds by pressure. This oil is sometimes used instead of olive oil for the table.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun genus of sticky herbs with yellow flowers open in morning or evening but closed in bright light
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Examples
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You yell about bias on the left, but that's all you complain about…i suspect if we had a right wing authoritarian control of the madia you would remain silent. biff says:
The story the mainstream media buried! Except… never mind - Inkless Wells - Macleans.ca 2009
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I agree that the madia is underreporting what the ICE is doing.
Fourth Poll This Week Shows Obama With Solid National Lead 2009
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Report Abuse biased liberal madia right from the first line
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Do you say this about a conservative madia who do a "hit piece" on a Democrat or Progressive?
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Report Abuse biased liberal madia right from the first line
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I feel infected not by the virus but by the fears of the people being whipped into a panic by sensationalist madia coverage.
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I feel infected not by the virus but by the fears of the people being whipped into a panic by sensationalist madia coverage.
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As for taking down the corporate madia - good luck with that one.
Think Progress 2009
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However, the plaque reads 'madia mates' due to a mistake.
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"zone_info": "huffpost. politics/blog; featured-posts = 1; politics = 1; nickname = howie-klein; entry_id = 120133; @ypolitics = 1; ashwin-madia = 1; gay-marriage = 1; gay-rights = 1; minnesota = 1",
Howie Klein: Ashwin Madia Blog Day In Minnesota -- Let's Show Some Solidarity 2008
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