[milk.weed] n (ca. 1598): any of various plants that secrete latex; esp: 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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Meaning of MILKWEED in English
Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012