MILKWEED


Meaning of MILKWEED in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈmilk-ˌwēd ]

noun

Date: circa 1592

: any of various plants that secrete latex ; especially : any of a genus ( Asclepias of the family Asclepiadaceae, the milkweed family) of erect chiefly perennial herbs with milky juice and umbellate flowers

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