milkweed
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Tropical milkweed (plant), Asclepias curassavica L.
English
Etymology
Noun
milkweed (plural milkweeds)
- Any of several plants that have a milky sap and have pods that split to release seeds with silky tufts.
- Principally of the genus Asclepias in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
- Also of the genus Calotropis in order Gentianales, family Apocynaceae
- Euphorbia peplus and Euphorbia heterophylla, in order Malpighiales.
- A monarch butterfly (Danaus spp).
Synonyms
Hyponyms
- (plants in genus Asclepias): common milkweed (Asclepias syriaca), clasping milkweed (Asclepias amplexicaulis), butterfly milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa), fourleaf milkweed (Asclepias quadrifolia), green comet milkweed (Asclepias viridiflora), poke milkweed (Asclepias exaltata), purple milkweed (Asclepias purpurascens), red milkweed (Asclepias rubra), redring milkweed (Asclepias variegata), swamp milkweed (Asclepias incarnata), whorled milkweed (Asclepias verticillata)
Derived terms
Translations
plant of the genus Asclepias
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plant of the genus Calotropis
plant Euphorbia peplus
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monarch butterfly — see monarch butterfly
References
milkweed on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Asclepias on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - milkweed at USDA Plants database
