milkweed

[ milk-weed ]

/ ˈmɪlkˌwid /

noun

any of several plants that secrete a milky juice or latex, especially those of the genus Asclepias, as A. syriaca.Compare milkweed family.

any of various other plants having a milky juice, as certain spurges.

Origin of milkweed

First recorded in 1590–1600; milk + weed¹

Words nearby milkweed

milk thistle, milk toast, milk tooth, milk train, milk vetch, milkweed, milkweed beetle, milkweed bug, milkweed butterfly, milkweed family, milk-white

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Example sentences from the Web for milkweed

The accompanying use of these poisons has proven deadly to milkweed.
Last Flight of the Monarchs? A Plea for Help for the Dying Butterflies|Michael Daly|February 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the biggest factor is thought to be an accompanying decrease in milkweed, where the Monarchs lay their eggs along the way.
Last Flight of the Monarchs? A Plea for Help for the Dying Butterflies|Michael Daly|February 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Other supporters of the milkweed effort include Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim.
Last Flight of the Monarchs? A Plea for Help for the Dying Butterflies|Michael Daly|February 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Graywolf Press is there, along with Milkweed, Coffee House Press, Rain Taxi magazine.
Benjamin Percy: How I Write|Noah Charney|June 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Other men padded saddles with milkweed and sewed and polished leather.
When the Owl Cries|Paul Bartlett
I don't see any flowers, though, only big tall weeds, rows and rows of 'em—milkweed—that's what it is!
The Wonderful Bed|Gertrude Knevels
He had a stick in his hand with which he struck at the foliage of the hazel brush or decapitated a milkweed.
Hempfield|David Grayson
They were laden two or three pairs deep, as it were, with the pollen masses of a milkweed.
My Studio Neighbors|William Hamilton Gibson
The dust rose behind the carriage, then sank upon and further whitened the milkweed and the love vine and the papaw bushes.
Lewis Rand|Mary Johnston

British Dictionary definitions for milkweed

milkweed

/ (ˈmɪlkˌwiːd) /

noun

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 AsclepiadaceaeSee also asclepias

any of various other plants having milky sap

orange milkweed another name for butterfly weed

another name for monarch (def. 3)

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	milkweed
释义	milkweed [ milk-weed ] / ˈmɪlkˌwid / noun any of several plants that secrete a milky juice or latex, especially those of the genus Asclepias, as A. syriaca.Compare milkweed family. any of various other plants having a milky juice, as certain spurges. Origin of milkweed First recorded in 1590–1600; milk + weed¹ Words nearby milkweed milk thistle, milk toast, milk tooth, milk train, milk vetch, milkweed, milkweed beetle, milkweed bug, milkweed butterfly, milkweed family, milk-white Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for milkweed The accompanying use of these poisons has proven deadly to milkweed. Last Flight of the Monarchs? A Plea for Help for the Dying Butterflies\|Michael Daly\|February 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But the biggest factor is thought to be an accompanying decrease in milkweed, where the Monarchs lay their eggs along the way. Last Flight of the Monarchs? A Plea for Help for the Dying Butterflies\|Michael Daly\|February 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Other supporters of the milkweed effort include Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim. Last Flight of the Monarchs? A Plea for Help for the Dying Butterflies\|Michael Daly\|February 14, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Graywolf Press is there, along with Milkweed, Coffee House Press, Rain Taxi magazine. Benjamin Percy: How I Write\|Noah Charney\|June 5, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Other men padded saddles with milkweed and sewed and polished leather. When the Owl Cries\|Paul Bartlett I don't see any flowers, though, only big tall weeds, rows and rows of 'em—milkweed—that's what it is! The Wonderful Bed\|Gertrude Knevels He had a stick in his hand with which he struck at the foliage of the hazel brush or decapitated a milkweed. Hempfield\|David Grayson They were laden two or three pairs deep, as it were, with the pollen masses of a milkweed. My Studio Neighbors\|William Hamilton Gibson The dust rose behind the carriage, then sank upon and further whitened the milkweed and the love vine and the papaw bushes. Lewis Rand\|Mary Johnston British Dictionary definitions for milkweed milkweed / (ˈmɪlkˌwiːd) / noun 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 AsclepiadaceaeSee also asclepias any of various other plants having milky sap orange milkweed another name for butterfly weed another name for monarch (def. 3) Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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