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Definition of Silkweed
1. Noun. Any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts.
Generic synonyms: Herb, Herbaceous Plant
Group relationships: Asclepias, Genus Asclepias
Specialized synonyms: Asclepias Albicans, White Milkweed, Asclepias Curassavica, Blood Flower, Swallowwort, Asclepias Exaltata, Poke Milkweed, Asclepias Incarnata, Swamp Milkweed, Asclepia Meadii, Asclepias Meadii, Mead's Milkweed, Asclepias Purpurascens, Purple Silkweed, Asclepias Speciosa, Showy Milkweed, Asclepias Subverticillata, Horsetail Milkweed, Poison Milkweed, Asclepias Tuberosa, Butterfly Weed, Chigger Flower, Chiggerflower, Indian Paintbrush, Orange Milkweed, Pleurisy Root, Tuber Root, Asclepias Verticillata, Whorled Milkweed
Definition of Silkweed
1. n. Any plant of the genera Asclepias and Acerates whose seed vessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed.
Definition of Silkweed
1. Noun. (botany) Any plant of the genera ''Asclepias'' and ''Acerates'' whose seed vessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Silkweed
1. milkweed [n -S] - See also: milkweed
Medical Definition of Silkweed
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Silkweed
Literary usage of Silkweed
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poems of Philip Henry Savage by Philip Henry Savage (1900)
"It is the wild-heart eglantine, (Sweet bush to a far sweeter wine), XI silkweed
T IGHTER than dandelion down, JL^Or feathers from the white moth's wing, ..."
2. The World's Great Masterpieces: History, Biography, Science, Philosophy by Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Richard Stockton, Caroline Ticknor (1901)
"LIGHTER than dandelion down, Or feathers from the white moth's wing, Out of the
gates of bramble-town The silkweed goes ..."
3. A Class-book of Botany by Alphonso Wood (1851)
"Blunt-leaved silkweed. St. simple, erect ; Ivs. oblong-ovate or oval, obtuse,
... Rose-colored silkweed. ß. pulchra. St. and Ivs. densely tomentose, ..."
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