Main Entry:

milk·weed

Pronunciation:

\ˈmilk-ˌwēd\

Function:

noun

Date:

circa 1592

: 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

[milkweed illustration]