Silkweed

noun

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Noun

1
Any plant of the genus Asclepias whose seed vessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed. uncountable, usually
2
any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts wordnet

Synonyms

milkweed milkweed

Etymology

From silk + weed.

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