milkweed : Idioms & Phrases
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horsetail milkweed
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noun milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock
horsetail milkweed; Asclepias subverticillata.
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marsh milkweed
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noun North American herb having whorled leaves and terminal clusters of flowers spotted with purple
Eupatorium purpureum; trumpet weed; Joe-Pye weed; purple boneset.
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mead's milkweed
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noun milkweed of central North America; a threatened species
Asclepia meadii; Asclepias meadii.
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milkweed butterfly
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noun large migratory American butterfly having deep orange wings with black and white markings; the larvae feed on milkweed
monarch; monarch butterfly; Danaus plexippus.
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milkweed family
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noun widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
family Asclepiadaceae; Asclepiadaceae.
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orange milkweed
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noun erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowers
butterfly weed; Indian paintbrush; pleurisy root; chigger flower; tuber root; chiggerflower; Asclepias tuberosa.
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poison milkweed
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noun milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock
horsetail milkweed; Asclepias subverticillata.
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poke milkweed
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noun milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed
Asclepias exaltata.
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showy milkweed
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noun milkweed of southern North America having large starry purple and pink flowers
Asclepias speciosa.
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swamp milkweed
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noun densely branching perennial of the eastern United States with white to crimson or purple flowers
Asclepias incarnata.
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white milkweed
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noun tall herb with leafless white waxy stems and whitish starlike flowers; southwestern United States
Asclepias albicans.
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whorled milkweed
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noun milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in whorls and greenish-white flowers
Asclepias verticillata.
