English Explanatory Dictionary

milkweed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of several plants that have a milky sap and have pods that split to release seeds with silky tufts.
  2. Principally of the genus Asclepias in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
  3. Also of the genus Calotropis in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
  4. Euphorbia peplus and Euphorbia heterophylla, in order Malpighiales.
  5. A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp).

Word forms

milkweed milkweeds

Etymology

From milk + weed.

Synonyms

silkweed

Derived words

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