milkweed

Noun

Meaning

Any plant of the genera Asclepias and Acerates, abounding in a milky juice, and having its seed attached to a long silky down; silkweed. The name is also applied to several other plants with a milky juice, as to several kinds of spurge.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

silkweed Sonchus oleraceus herb shank milkman milk dairy sour weed lettuce cracker swab opie poinsettia tangy
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Hypernyms

herb milk thistle sow thistle herbaceous plant

Hyponyms

Indian paintbrush butterfly weed pleurisy root orange milkweed swallowwort Asclepias tuberosa

Phrases with the word

milkweed black rose milkweed sandhill milkweed milkweed tussock moth hairy milkweed white milkweed

Examples

Who could believe in the prophecies ... that the world would end this summer, while one milkweed with faith matured its seeds. Henry David Thoreau

Sunk in the grass of an empty lot on a spring Saturday, I split the stems of milkweed and thought about ants and peach pits and death and where the world went when I closed my eyes. Toni Morrison

Syrup made from milkweed flowers foraged over the summer is mixed with rice vinegar, creating a concoction that tastes like an “adult watermelon Jolly Rancher,” said general manager Peder Schweigert. Source: Internet

I had the pleasure of spending some time with local crusader for monarchs and milkweed, Linell. Source: Internet

Gather a few milkweed, balloon plant and lotus pods. Source: Internet

Additional native milkweed plants were added to bolster the butterfly habitat near the Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge near the Visitors Center Saturday on Waverly Road in Williamstown. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

milktree milkvetch milkwagon milkweed black milkweed bug milkweed butterfly