asclepias

Noun
  1. Genus of chiefly North American perennial herbs: silkweed;
    Milkweed (synset 113254446)
    is a type of: dicot genus, magnoliopsid genus - genus of flowering plants having two cotyledons (embryonic leaves) in the seed which usually appear at germination
    member holonym: milkweed, silkweed - any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
    belongs to: asclepiadaceae, family asclepiadaceae, milkweed family - widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice
    same as: genus asclepias

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