milkweed

milk·weed

noun \ˈmilk-ˌwēd\

Definition of MILKWEED

: 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

Illustration of MILKWEED

First Known Use of MILKWEED

circa 1592

Rhymes with MILKWEED

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