n.
(Bot.) Any plant of the genera Asclepias and Acerates whose seed vessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed.
silkweed
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IN BRIEF: n. - Any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts.
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Meaning #1:
any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
Synonym: milkweed
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