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noun
1.
any of several plants that secrete a milky juice or latex, especially those of the genus Asclepias, as A. syriaca. Compare milkweed family.
2.
any of various other plants having a milky juice, as certain spurges.
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Milkweed
is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
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World English Dictionary
| milkweed (ˈmɪlkˌwiːd) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | See also asclepias Also called: silkweed any plant of the mostly North American genus Asclepias, having milky sap and pointed pods that split open to release tufted seeds: family Asclepiadaceae |
| 2. | any of various other plants having milky sap |
| 3. | orange milkweed another name for butterfly weed |
| 4. | another name for monarch |
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Word Origin & History
milkweed
1598, from milk (n.) + weed; used in ref. to various plants whose juice resembles milk.
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