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Noun: silkweed  'silk`weed
  1. Any of numerous plants of the genus Asclepias having milky juice and pods that split open releasing seeds with downy tufts
    - milkweed

Derived forms: silkweeds

Type of: herb, herbaceous plant

Part of: Asclepias, genus Asclepias

Encyclopedia: Silkweed

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