silkweed

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any plant of the genus Asclepias whose seed vessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed.

Word forms

silkweed silkweeds

Etymology

From silk + weed.

Derived words

swamp silkweed
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