milkweed

noun

Any of several plants that have a milky sap and have pods that split to release seeds with silky tufts.

Other meanings

Principally of the genus Asclepias in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
Also of the genus Calotropis in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae

A kind of

herb

Kinds of milkweed

white milkweed
poke milkweed
swamp milkweed
showy milkweed
butterfly weed

Related words

heartleaf milkweed
milkweed bug
scarlet milkweed
sandhill milkweed
orange milkweed
tropical milkweed
milkweed butterfly

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “milkweed” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.