Noun
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 dictionaryWho 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