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milkweed
noun
- any of a genus (Asclepias) of perennial plants of the milkweed family, with a milky juice, or latex, and pods which when ripe burst to release plumed seeds
- any of various plants with similar milky juice
adjective
designating a large family (Asclepiadaceae, order Gentianales) of dicotyledonous plants with a milky juice, including the anglepods and stapelias
See milkweed in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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