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milkweed

milk·weed

US/ˈmɪˌlkwid/ uncommon

noun

1.

any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts

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2.

annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads

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Origin

From milk + weed.

Phrases

  • heartleaf milkweed
  • milkweed bug
  • milkweed butterfly
  • orange milkweed
  • sandhill milkweed
  • scarlet milkweed
  • tropical milkweed

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