silkweed

English

Etymology

From silk +‎ weed.

Noun

silkweed (usually uncountable, plural silkweeds)

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

Derived terms

  • swamp silkweed

References

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