Purple Silkweed (Noun)
Meaning
Perennial of eastern North America having pink-purple flowers.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The purple silkweed plant was a favorite of the monarch butterflies that visited the garden.
- In the wild, purple silkweed can be found growing in dry fields and along roadsides.
- The delicate pink-purple flowers of the purple silkweed plant bloomed in late summer.
- Butterfly enthusiasts often plant purple silkweed in their gardens to attract monarchs and other species.
- The purple silkweed plant was a common sight in the meadows and prairies of eastern North America.