milkweed
/mˈɪlkwid/
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Definitions
Noun
any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
Noun
annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads
More Specific Terms
Asclepia meadii
Asclepias albicans
Asclepias curassavica
Asclepias exaltata
Asclepias incarnata
Asclepias meadii
Asclepias purpurascens
Asclepias speciosa
Asclepias subverticillata
Asclepias tuberosa
Asclepias verticillata
blood flower
butterfly weed
chigger flower
chiggerflower
horsetail milkweed
Indian paintbrush
Mead''s milkweed
orange milkweed
pleurisy root
poison milkweed
poke milkweed
purple silkweed
showy milkweed
swallowwort
swamp milkweed
tuber root
white milkweed
whorled milkweed