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poke milkweed

poke milkweed

9.5
A milkweed plant from eastern North America with white and green flowers that grows in shady woods
  • noun
  • US
translation icon : asclepia exaltata
  • Biologists studied how monarch butterflies lay eggs on poke milkweed rather than other species.

Examples

  • The poke milkweed blooms in shady woodland areas each summer.

  • Gardeners appreciate poke milkweed for its attractive white and green flowers.

  • The poke milkweed grows abundantly in the wetlands.

  • You can identify poke milkweed by its unique leaves.

  • Gardeners appreciate poke milkweed for its attractive white and green flowers.

  • You can identify poke milkweed by its unique leaves.

  • The poke milkweed blooms in shady woodland areas each summer.

Synonyms

Asclepias exaltata
vspoke milkweed
  • Specialized
9.9

A milkweed plant that grows in the eastern United States with leaves like pokeweed

is broader, occurring across eastern North America rather than only the United States

Surface Forms

poke milkweed singular
poke milkweeds plural

Morphology

poke + milkweed

The meaning 'a species/type of milkweed associated with or resembling poke' is directly derivable from the noun–noun compound combining 'poke' (the plant) with 'milkweed' (the plant genus), signalling a variety or relation. This is a common English compounding pattern and would be understandable to a B1 learner who knows both constituent words.

Etymology

Poke milkweed is a kind of milkweed whose leaves look like those of another wild plant called poke. So the name simply points to that look, helping you remember which milkweed this is.