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milk·weed M0297500 (mĭlk′wēd′)n. Any of various plants of the genus Asclepias, having milky juice, usually opposite leaves, variously colored flowers grouped in umbels, and pods that split open to release seeds with downy tufts.milkweed (ˈmɪlkˌwiːd) n1. (Plants) 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. See also asclepias2. (Plants) any of various other plants having milky sap3. (Plants) orange milkweed another name for butterfly weed4. (Animals) another name for monarch3milk•weed (ˈmɪlkˌwid)
n. 1. any of several plants of the genus Asclepias, characterized by a milky juice, clusters of white-to-purple flowers, and pods filled with silky tufted seeds. 2. any of various other plants having a milky juice, as certain spurges. [1590–1600] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. |  milkweed - any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tuftssilkweedherb, herbaceous plant - a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pestsAsclepias, genus Asclepias - genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed; milkweedAsclepias albicans, white milkweed - tall herb with leafless white waxy stems and whitish starlike flowers; southwestern United StatesAsclepias curassavica, blood flower, swallowwort - tropical herb having orange-red flowers followed by pods suggesting a swallow with outspread wings; a weed throughout the tropicsAsclepias exaltata, poke milkweed - milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweedAsclepias incarnata, swamp milkweed - densely branching perennial of the eastern United States with white to crimson or purple flowersAsclepia meadii, Asclepias meadii, Mead's milkweed - milkweed of central North America; a threatened speciesAsclepias purpurascens, purple silkweed - perennial of eastern North America having pink-purple flowersAsclepias speciosa, showy milkweed - milkweed of southern North America having large starry purple and pink flowersAsclepias subverticillata, horsetail milkweed, poison milkweed - milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestockAsclepias tuberosa, butterfly weed, chigger flower, chiggerflower, Indian paintbrush, orange milkweed, pleurisy root, tuber root - erect perennial of eastern and southern United States having showy orange flowersAsclepias verticillata, whorled milkweed - milkweed of the eastern United States with narrow leaves in whorls and greenish-white flowers | | 2. |  milkweed - annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower headsSonchus oleraceusmilk thistle, sow thistle - any of several Old World coarse prickly-leaved shrubs and subshrubs having milky juice and yellow flowers; widely naturalized; often noxious weeds in cultivated soil |
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milkweed, common name for members of the Asclepiadaceae, a family of mostly perennial herbs and shrubs characterized by milky sap, a tuft of silky hairs attached to the seed (for wind distribution), and (usually) a climbing habit. Forms of this primarily tropical family are especially abundant in South America and in Africa, where many are succulents. Only a few genera are temperate; those species native to the United States are mostly of the genus Asclepias, the milkweeds, or silkweeds. The common milkweed, a plentiful roadside and field plant of the eastern and central states, is A. syriaca. A number of western species are poisonous to livestock, especially sheep. The milkweeds have been utilized as food (particularly the young shoots and buds), masticatory, medicament, and fiber. Some species yield an excellent bast fiber, like flax, but are difficult to cultivate and refine. The readily obtainable seed hairs from wild plants were sometimes used as a rather inferior substitute for kapok. Several species have been examined as potential sources of natural rubber; Palay rubber comes from a species of Crypostegia native to Madagascar. Among the milkweeds grown as ornamentals, the showy-blossomed butterfly weed or pleurisy root (A. tuberosa), native to the United States, was eaten by the Native Americans for lung and throat ailments. Hoya is an Old World genus that includes the wax plant (H. carnosa), a tropical climbing shrub cultivated as a pot plant for its fleshy leaves and fragrant waxy flowers. The milkweed family is classified in the division MagnoliophytaMagnoliophyta
, division of the plant kingdom consisting of those organisms commonly called the flowering plants, or angiosperms. The angiosperms have leaves, stems, and roots, and vascular, or conducting, tissue (xylem and phloem).
..... Click the link for more information. , class Magnoliopsida, order Gentianales.  milkweed milkweedCAREFUL Pink-purple flowers in clusters that sometimes droop.When it comes up in the springtime, you can use the young shoots and leaves just like asparagus. The white sap in the stem is a bitter latex that can be applied to warts, moles, ringworm, skin cancer and poison ivy rash. Young shoots, leaves and small young pods can be used as a vegetable (not the bigger older ones with all the fluffy stuff inside) if boiled and water replaced. Get rid of white latex by putting in water. Not poisonous in low doses, but the white sap latex is better used externally. Only eat the pods when young and seeds are white. The seeds become poisonous when they mature and start turning brown. Cooking makes milkweed safer to eat. Root tea used for kidney stones, asthma and expectorant to clear mucus. Know what you are doingsome milkweeds are poisonous. If not totally sure, don’t consume.Milkweed swallowwort (Asclepias), a genus of mainly herbaceous plants of the family Asclepiadaceae. There are over 100 species in America and several in Africa. The best known is the Syrian milkweed, or Aescupapius’ herb (A. syriaca), a perennial native to America. It is cultivated and readily becomes wild. In the USSR the milkweed that has grown wild is found in the Baltic areas, Byelorussia, the Ukraine, and the Caucasus. Milkweed is a tall plant (up to 2 m) with compact, for the most part elongated-elliptical, leaves. Its lilac reddish, small, fragrant flowers are gathered into umbellate inflorescences. Fruit grows in the form of follicles. White, silky floss on the seeds facilitates their distribution by wind. The milky sap contains tar and rubber components; the seeds contain more than 20 percent semisiccative oils, suitable for technical purposes. A sturdy fiber is obtained from the stalk for manufacture of coarse fabrics and ropes. Syrian milkweed is a drought-resistant, nectariferous plant, unfastidious in cultivation. This species and other species of milkweed are sometimes grown as decorative plants. M. E. KIRPICHNIKOV milkweed[′milk‚wēd] (botany) Any of several latex-secreting plants of the genus Asclepias in the family Asclepiadaceae. Milkweed
(1) Asclepia syriaca, common milkweed, common silkweed, cottonweed, silky swallowtail, Virginia silk, wild cotton A perennial herb with a milky white sap, which was used topically by Native Americans for skin complaints—e.g., fungal infections, poison ivy, warts, once used internally for gastrointestinal and respiratory conditions; the root is poisonous
(2) Aesclepias tuberosa, see Pleurisy rootmilkweed
Synonyms for milkweednoun any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tuftsSynonymsRelated Words- herb
- herbaceous plant
- Asclepias
- genus Asclepias
- Asclepias albicans
- white milkweed
- Asclepias curassavica
- blood flower
- swallowwort
- Asclepias exaltata
- poke milkweed
- Asclepias incarnata
- swamp milkweed
- Asclepia meadii
- Asclepias meadii
- Mead's milkweed
- Asclepias purpurascens
- purple silkweed
- Asclepias speciosa
- showy milkweed
- Asclepias subverticillata
- horsetail milkweed
- poison milkweed
- Asclepias tuberosa
- butterfly weed
- chigger flower
- chiggerflower
- Indian paintbrush
- orange milkweed
- pleurisy root
- tuber root
- Asclepias verticillata
- whorled milkweed
noun annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower headsSynonymsRelated Words |