silkweed
1Silkweed — Silk weed , n. (Bot.) Any plant of the genera {Asclepias} and {Acerates} whose seed vessels contain a long, silky down; milkweed. [1913 Webster] …
2silkweed — ☆ silkweed [silk′wēd΄ ] n. MILKWEED (n. 1) …
3silkweed — /ˈsɪlkwid/ (say silkweed) noun any milkweed of the family Asclepiadaceae, so called from the silky down in the pod …
4silkweed — klemalis statusas T sritis vardynas apibrėžtis Klemalinių (Asclepiadaceae) šeimos augalų gentis (Asclepias). atitikmenys: lot. Asclepias angl. milkweed; silkweed vok. Seidenpflanze rus. ваточник; ластовень lenk. tojeść …
5silkweed — noun any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts • Syn: ↑milkweed • Hypernyms: ↑herb, ↑herbaceous plant • Hyponyms: ↑white milkweed, ↑ …
6silkweed — noun Date: 1784 milkweed …
7silkweed — /silk weed /, n. any milkweed, the pods of which contain a silky down. [1775 85, Amer.; SILK + WEED1] * * * …
8silkweed — silk•weed [[t]ˈsɪlkˌwid[/t]] n. pln milkweed 1) • Etymology: 1775–85, amer …
9purple silkweed — noun perennial of eastern North America having pink purple flowers • Syn: ↑Asclepias purpurascens • Hypernyms: ↑milkweed, ↑silkweed …
10swamp silkweed — noun see swamp milkweed …
