 milkweed |
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| 1. | [ noun ] (botany) any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts | |
| Synonyms: | silkweed | |
| Related terms: | herb blood_flower purple_silkweed poke_milkweed swamp_milkweed Mead's_milkweed white_milkweed showy_milkweed poison_milkweed butterfly_weed whorled_milkweed Asclepias | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (botany) annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads | |
| Synonyms: | Sonchus_oleraceus | |
| Related terms: | sow_thistle | |
| Similar spelling: |
milk-white |
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