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Silkweed \Silk"weed`\, n. (Bot.) Any plant of the genera Asclepias and Acerates whose seed vessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed. [1913 Webster]

Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
 

 

silkweed

noun

any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts [syn: milkweed]

Source: WordNet (r) 2.0
 

 

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

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

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