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MEAD'S MILKWEED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Mead's milkweed mean?
• MEAD'S MILKWEED (noun)
The noun MEAD'S MILKWEED has 1 sense:
1. milkweed of central North America; a threatened species
Familiarity information: MEAD'S MILKWEED used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Milkweed of central North America; a threatened species
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Asclepia meadii; Asclepias meadii; Mead's milkweed
Hypernyms ("Mead's milkweed" 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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