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SHOWY MILKWEED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does showy milkweed mean?
• SHOWY MILKWEED (noun)
The noun SHOWY MILKWEED has 1 sense:
1. milkweed of southern North America having large starry purple and pink flowers
Familiarity information: SHOWY MILKWEED used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Milkweed of southern North America having large starry purple and pink flowers
Classified under:
Nouns denoting plants
Synonyms:
Asclepias speciosa; showy milkweed
Hypernyms ("showy 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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