milkweed
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- noun
- /ˈmɪlkˌwiːd/
- US
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algodoncillo
- In their rented farmhouse there, the windows collected sunshine from surrounding fields full of milkweed, daisies, and buttercups.
- milkweed leaves
- milkweed plant
- common milkweed
Or you know, maybe you want more varieties of Asclepius of milkweed.
- Or you know, maybe you want more varieties of Asclepius of milkweed.
Examples
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The insects that consume milkweed occupy just about every conceivable feeding niche.
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As this issue goes to press, silky milkweed seeds are bursting out of their crescent-shaped pods.
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Was there any Johnson grass or milkweed around?
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Dear me, I almost forgot to put out the pitcher plant, and the milkweed is coming with butter and eggs!
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Monarch caterpillars feed exclusively on leaves of milkweed plants, which grow in and around cornfields.
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To find out, the researchers established corn pollen density and distribution patterns on milkweed leaves near cornfields.
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Small milkweed bugs (Lygaeus kalmii) can sometimes be found in large numbers on milkweed plants, where they mate.
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A monarch caterpillar creates its own window of opportunity on the leaf of a swamp milkweed, Asclepias incarnata.
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In particular, they say, herbicide use on Midwest farmland destroys many milkweed plants on which monarch larvae grow.
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Many gardeners choose to plant milkweed to support the declining monarch butterfly population.
Synonyms
A plant with milky juice and seed pods that release fluffy seeds
A group of flowering plants with milky sap called milkweeds
Compounds
- Specialized
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A rare flowering plant that lives many years in central North America and is now threatened
A large orange and black North American butterfly whose caterpillars eat milkweed
A tall plant that lives for many years and has bright orange flowers that attract butterflies
A milkweed plant from eastern North America with white and green flowers that grows in shady woods
A milkweed plant from the southwestern United States and Mexico that makes farm animals very sick
A plant with large purple and pink star-shaped flowers that attract butterflies
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A tall desert plant from the southwestern United States with white leafless stems and pale star-shaped flowers
A flowering plant with narrow leaves that grow in rings around the stem and small greenish-white flowers
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word milkweed is made of milk and weed because the plant has a white 'milky sap' and grows as a wild plant. So, a milkweed is a wild plant known for its milk-like sap and its silky seeds.