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ASCLEPIAS SUBVERTICILLATA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Asclepias subverticillata mean?
• ASCLEPIAS SUBVERTICILLATA (noun)
The noun ASCLEPIAS SUBVERTICILLATA has 1 sense:
1. milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock
Familiarity information: ASCLEPIAS SUBVERTICILLATA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• ASCLEPIAS SUBVERTICILLATA (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Milkweed of southwestern United States and Mexico; poisonous to livestock
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Asclepias subverticillata; horsetail milkweed; poison milkweed
Hypernyms ("Asclepias subverticillata" is a kind of...):
milkweed; silkweed (any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts)
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