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noun
Any plant of the genus Asclepias whose seed vessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: milkweed
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: herb, herbaceous plant
Narrower terms: white milkweed, Asclepias albicans, blood flower, swallowwort, Asclepias curassavica, poke milkweed, Asclepias exaltata, swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata, Mead's milkweed, Asclepias meadii, Asclepia meadii, purple silkweed, Asclepias purpurascens, showy milkweed, Asclepias speciosa, poison milkweed, horsetail milkweed, Asclepias subverticillata, butterfly weed, orange milkweed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, pleurisy root, tuber root, Indian paintbrush, Asclepias tuberosa, whorled milkweed, Asclepias verticillata
History
From silk + weed.
