milkweed

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
  2. noun annual Eurasian sow thistle with soft spiny leaves and rayed yellow flower heads

Etymology

From milk + weed.

In classic literature

Synonyms

silkweed

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