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POKE MILKWEED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does poke milkweed mean?
• POKE MILKWEED (noun)
The noun POKE MILKWEED has 1 sense:
1. milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed
Familiarity information: POKE MILKWEED used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Milkweed of the eastern United States with leaves resembling those of pokeweed
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Asclepias exaltata; poke milkweed
Hypernyms ("poke 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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