silkweed

[ silk-weed ]

noun
  1. any milkweed, the pods of which contain a silky down.

Origin of silkweed

1
An Americanism dating back to 1775–85; silk + weed1

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British Dictionary definitions for silkweed

silkweed

/ (ˈsɪlkˌwiːd) /


noun
  1. another name for milkweed (def. 1)

Origin of silkweed

1
C19: so called because the pods contain a silklike down

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