silkweed Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

WordNet

Silk"weed` noun
Definitions
  1. (Bot.) Any plant of the genera Asclepias and Acerates whose seed vessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed.

Webster 1913