Definition of Milkweed

1. Noun. Any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts.


2. Noun. Annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads.
Exact synonyms: Sonchus Oleraceus
Generic synonyms: Milk Thistle, Sow Thistle

Definition of Milkweed

1. n. Any plant of the genera Asclepias and Acerates, abounding in a milky juice, and having its seed attached to a long silky down; silkweed. The name is also applied to several other plants with a milky juice, as to several kinds of spurge.

Definition of Milkweed

1. a plant that secretes a milky juice [n -S]

Medical Definition of Milkweed

1. Any plant of the genera Asclepias and Acerates, abounding in a milky juice, and having its seed attached to a long silky down; silkweed. The name is also applied to several other plants with a milky juice, as to several kinds of spurge. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Milkweed

Milkman's syndrome
milkmen
milko
milkos
milkpox
milks
milkshake
milkshakes
milkshed
milksheds
milksop
milksoppy
milksops
milkwagon
milkweed (current term)
milkweed (current term)
milkweeds
milkweed butterfly
milkweed family
milkwood
milkwoods
milkwort
milkwort
milkworts
milkwort family
milky
milky
milky ascites
milky urine
Milky Way

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