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单词 milkweed
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milkweed

noun

milk·​weed ˈmilk-ˌwēd How to pronounce milkweed (audio)
: any of various plants that secrete latex
especially : any of a genus (Asclepias of the family Asclepiadaceae, the milkweed family) of erect chiefly perennial herbs with milky juice and umbellate flowers

Illustration of milkweed

Illustration of milkweed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Recently listed as endangered by the influential International Union for Conservation of Nature Red List, monarchs have suffered from habitat depletion in general and the loss of wild milkweed in particular. Nara Schoenberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Sep. 2022 What is your advice on planting milkweed in Lane County? oregonlive, 7 Aug. 2022 Once summer starts swinging, there are raspberries, Cornelian cherries and common milkweed. Washington Post, 21 Apr. 2022 To choose the right milkweed, use the National Wildlife Federation’s Native Plant Finder. Jessica Damiano, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2022 Arrange milkweed and Chinese lantern stems in the container, packing them tight to hold them in place. Penelope O'sullivan, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2022 If everyone reading this planted one milkweed plant, the benefit would be palpable. Jessica Damiano, Chicago Tribune, 28 July 2022 Last year, Times writer Jeanette Marantos documented six ways to help the magical migrator, the most important being planting native milkweed. Matt Pawlik, Los Angeles Times, 28 July 2022 There has also been an increase in the use of glyphosate herbicide -- particularly on corn and soybean crops -- that has caused a severe milkweed decline in the United States. Madeline Holcombe And Jalen Beckford, CNN, 21 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1592, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

milkweed

noun

milk·​weed ˈmilk-ˌwēd How to pronounce milkweed (audio)
: a plant with milky juice and clusters of flowers

Medical Definition

milkweed

noun

milk·​weed ˈmilk-ˌwēd How to pronounce milkweed (audio)
: any of various plants that secrete latex
especially : any plant of the genus Asclepias (family Asclepiadaceae, the milkweed family) including several whose dried roots were formerly used medicinally
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