Associations to the word «Milkweed»

Wiktionary

MILKWEED, noun. Any of several plants, of the genus Asclepias, that have a milky sap and have pods that split to release seeds with silky tufts.
MILKWEED, noun. A monarch butterfly.
MILKWEED BUG, noun. (US) an insect, of the order Hemiptera, that mostly feeds on the seeds and tissue of the milkweed plant (Asclepias).
MILKWEED BUGS, noun. Plural of milkweed bug

Dictionary definition

MILKWEED, noun. Any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts.
MILKWEED, noun. Annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads.

Wise words

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