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]