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WHITE MILKWEED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does white milkweed mean? 

WHITE MILKWEED (noun)
  The noun WHITE MILKWEED has 1 sense:

1. tall herb with leafless white waxy stems and whitish starlike flowers; southwestern United Statesplay

  Familiarity information: WHITE MILKWEED used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


WHITE MILKWEED (noun)


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Meaning:

Tall herb with leafless white waxy stems and whitish starlike flowers; southwestern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting plants

Synonyms:

Asclepias albicans; white milkweed

Hypernyms ("white 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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