Silkweed (Noun)
Meaning
Any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts.
Classification
Nouns denoting plants.
Examples
- The monarch butterflies congregate on the silkweed to lay their eggs and for their caterpillars to feed.
- Silkweed is a favorite food source for the eastern black swallowtail butterfly and the cloudless sulphur butterfly.
- The silkweed plant produces cluster of small, fragrant flowers that are highly attractive to bees and other pollinators.
- Common milkweed, a type of silkweed, grows throughout the state and can reach heights of 2-4 feet.
- Butterfly enthusiasts plant silkweed in their gardens to attract monarchs and other species of butterflies.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- Poke Milkweed
- Asclepia Meadii
- Asclepias Tuberosa
- Butterfly Weed
- Showy Milkweed
- Mead's Milkweed
- Whorled Milkweed
- Asclepias Curassavica
- Poison Milkweed
- Pleurisy Root
- Chigger Flower
- Chiggerflower
- Indian Paintbrush
- Blood Flower
- Asclepias Subverticillata
- Purple Silkweed
- Tuber Root
- White Milkweed
- Swamp Milkweed